SanskritIASTMeaning
ऐषीकं पर्वaiṣīkaṃ parvathe Aishika-parva (a most dreadful one)
जलप्रदानिकं पर्वjalapradānikaṃ parvathe Jalapradanika (the water-offering to the departed)
स्त्री-पर्वstrī-parvathe Stri-parva (the lamentation of the women)
श्राद्ध-पर्व कुरूणाम् और्ध्वदेहिकम्śrāddha-parva kurūṇām aurdhvadehikamthe Shraddha-parva (the funeral rites of the Kurus)
आभिषेचनिकं पर्व धर्म-राजस्यābhiṣecanikaṃ parva dharma-rājasyathe Abhishechanika (the consecration of the wise Dharmaraja — Yudhishthira)
चार्वाक-निग्रहः पर्व रक्षसः ब्रह्म-रूपिणःcārvāka-nigrahaḥ parva rakṣasaḥ brahma-rūpiṇaḥthe Charvaka-nigraha (the subduing of the rakshasa Charvaka in the guise of a brahmin)
गृहाणां प्रविभागः पर्वgṛhāṇāṃ pravibhāgaḥ parvathe Grihapravibhaga (the division of the houses)
शान्ति-पर्व राज-धर्म-अनुकीर्तनम्śānti-parva rāja-dharma-anukīrtanamthe Shanti-parva (where the royal duty, raja-dharma, is expounded)
आपद्-धर्मः पर्वāpad-dharmaḥ parvathe Apaddharma-parva (duty in times of distress)
मोक्ष-धर्मः पर्वmokṣa-dharmaḥ parvathe Mokshadharma-parva (the duty of liberation)
आनुशासनिकं पर्वānuśāsanikaṃ parvathe Anushasanika-parva (the instructions)
भीष्मस्य स्वर्गारोहणिकं पर्वbhīṣmasya svargārohaṇikaṃ parvathe Bhishma-svargarohana (the wise Bhishma's ascent to heaven)
आश्वमेधिकं पर्व सर्व-पाप-प्रणाशनम्āśvamedhikaṃ parva sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanamthe Ashvamedhika-parva (the horse sacrifice, which destroys all sins)
अनुगीता पर्व अध्यात्म-वाचकम्anugītā parva adhyātma-vācakamthe Anugita-parva (the exposition of spiritual knowledge)
आश्रम-वासं पर्वāśrama-vāsaṃ parvathe Ashramavasa-parva (life in the hermitage)
पुत्र-दर्शनम् पर्वputra-darśanam parvathe Putradarshana (the vision of the departed sons)
नारद-आगमनं पर्वnārada-āgamanaṃ parvathe Naradagamana (the arrival of Narada)
मौसलं पर्व घोरम्mausalaṃ parva ghoramthe Mausala-parva (the terrible one, of the clan's destruction in the mace-fight)
महाप्रस्थानिकं पर्वmahāprasthānikaṃ parvathe Mahaprasthanika (the great final journey)
स्वर्गारोहणिकं पर्वsvargārohaṇikaṃ parvathe Svargarohana (the ascent to heaven)
हरिवंशः पर्व पुराणं खिल-संज्ञितम्harivaṃśaḥ parva purāṇaṃ khila-saṃjñitamthe Harivamsha (a Purana, called the supplement — khila)
भविष्यत् पर्व खिलेषु अद्भुतं महत्bhaviṣyat parva khileṣu adbhutaṃ mahatthe Bhavishyat-parva (among the supplements — marvelous and great)
निर्दिष्टम्nirdiṣṭamthe base form "nirdiṣṭam", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अतatathe base form "ata", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऊर्ध्वंūrdhvaṃthe base form "ūrdhvaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सुदारुणम्sudāruṇamthe base form "sudāruṇam", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
स्त्रीपर्वstrīparvathe base form "strīparva", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcathe base form "ca", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥthe base form "tataḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
परम्paramthe base form "param", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
श्राद्धपर्वśrāddhaparvathe base form "śrāddhaparva", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततोtatothe base form "tato", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ज्ञेयंjñeyaṃthe base form "jñeyaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
धर्मराजस्यdharmarājasyathe base form "dharmarājasya", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
धीमतःdhīmataḥthe base form "dhīmataḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चार्वाकनिग्रहःcārvākanigrahaḥthe base form "cārvākanigrahaḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
रक्षसोrakṣasothe base form "rakṣaso", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ब्रह्मरूपिणःbrahmarūpiṇaḥthe base form "brahmarūpiṇaḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
प्रविभागोpravibhāgothe base form "pravibhāgo", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcathe base form "ca", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पर्वोक्तंparvoktaṃthe base form "parvoktaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तदनन्तरम्tadanantaramthe base form "tadanantaram", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
शान्तिपर्वśāntiparvathe base form "śāntiparva", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततोtatothe base form "tato", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यत्रyatrathe base form "yatra", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
राजधर्मानुकीर्तनम्rājadharmānukīrtanamthe base form "rājadharmānukīrtanam", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
आपद्धर्मश्āpaddharmaśthe base form "āpaddharmaś", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcathe base form "ca", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पर्वोक्तंparvoktaṃthe base form "parvoktaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
मोक्षधर्मस्mokṣadharmasthe base form "mokṣadharmas", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥthe base form "tataḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
परम्paramthe base form "param", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥthe base form "tataḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
परिज्ञेयम्parijñeyamthe base form "parijñeyam", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
परम्paramthe base form "param", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततोtatothe base form "tato", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
धीमतःdhīmataḥthe base form "dhīmataḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततोtatothe base form "tato", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऽश्वमेधिकं'śvamedhikaṃthe base form "'śvamedhikaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्sarvapāpapraṇāśanamthe base form "sarvapāpapraṇāśanam", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥthe base form "tataḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ज्ञेयम्jñeyamthe base form "jñeyam", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अध्यात्मवाचकम्adhyātmavācakamthe base form "adhyātmavācakam", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चाश्रमवासाख्यंcāśramavāsākhyaṃthe base form "cāśramavāsākhyaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पुत्रदर्शनम्putradarśanamthe base form "putradarśanam", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
एवevathe base form "eva", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcathe base form "ca", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
नारदागमनंnāradāgamanaṃthe base form "nāradāgamanaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥthe base form "tataḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
परम्paramthe base form "param", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
इहोच्यतेihocyatethe base form "ihocyate", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcathe base form "ca", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततोtatothe base form "tato", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
घोरंghoraṃthe base form "ghoraṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
समनुवर्ण्यतेsamanuvarṇyatethe base form "samanuvarṇyate", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥthe base form "tataḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
हरिवंशस्harivaṃśasthe base form "harivaṃśas", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततःtataḥthe base form "tataḥ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
खिलसंज्ञितम्khilasaṃjñitamthe base form "khilasaṃjñitam", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
भविष्यत्पर्वbhaviṣyatparvathe base form "bhaviṣyatparva", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चाप्य्cāpythe base form "cāpy", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
उक्तंuktaṃthe base form "uktaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
खिलेष्व्khileṣvthe base form "khileṣv", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
एवाद्भुतंevādbhutaṃthe base form "evādbhutaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
The list of a hundred sub-books closes with what crowns the whole epic. After the tales of war come the great teachings on dharma: the Shanti-parva (royal duty), the Apaddharma, and above all the Mokshadharma-parva — the duty of liberation, and the Anugita — "the exposition of spiritual knowledge" (adhyātma-vācaka). Thus the Mahabharata leads from deeds toward the highest goal — liberation and devotion. And everything is crowned by the Harivamsha — a "supplement" that directly glorifies Hari, the deeds of Lord Krishna. This is deeply significant: the whole immense epic flows, as it were, into the glorification of the Lord, for Hari is both the source and the goal of all things. Thus the very structure of the Mahabharata proclaims: knowledge of dharma and of liberation is crowned by love for the Supreme.