(Ebook) The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa (Complete 18 Volumes) by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, Veda Vyasa, Vyasa, Veda Vyas

(Ebook) The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa (Complete 18 Volumes) by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, Veda Vyasa, Vyasa, Veda Vyas

This electronic edition of the Mahabharata is Kisari Mohan Ganguli's 1896 translation and is complete with all 18 parvas in a single ebook. Like other ebook conversions, the text has been sourced but this edition has had additional proofing and a significant number of corrections and rectification of missing or misorded text. The contents cover all pavas. All footnotes are hyperlinked for easy reference.
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is an epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandava princes as well as containing philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four goals of life. Here we have Adi Parva, the first, discusses how the Mahabharata came to be narrated by Sauti to the assembled rishis at Naimisharanya after having been recited at the Sarpasatra of Janamejaya by Vaishampayana at Takṣaśilā. It tells the history of the Bharata race traces history of the Bhrigu race. Vyasa is a revered figure in Hindu traditions. He is a kala-Avatar or part-incarnation of God Vishnu. Vyasa is sometimes conflated by some Vaishnavas with Badarayana, the compiler of the Vedanta Sutras and considered to be one of the seven Chiranjivins. He is also the fourth member of the Rishi Parampara of the Advaita Guru Paramparā of which Adi Shankara is the chief proponent.
The Mahabharata complete series of all Parva in this book. They are :-

1: Adi Parva
2: Sabha Parva
3: Vana Parva
4: Virata Parva
5: Udyoga Parva
6: Bhishma Parva
7: Drona Parva
8: Karna Parva
9: Shalya Parva
10: Sauptika Parva
11: Stri Parva
12: Santi Parva
13: Anusasana Parva
14: Aswamedha Parva
15: Asramavasika Parva
16: Mausala Parva
17: Mahaprasthanika Parva
18: Svargarohanika Parva