{"id":26801,"date":"2026-03-23T01:11:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=26801"},"modified":"2026-03-22T20:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:28:10","slug":"maha-bharata-as-it-is-in-english-in-two-volumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/maha-bharata-as-it-is-in-english-in-two-volumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Maha-bharata As It Is in English, in two volumes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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o\u1e41 namo bhagavate v\u0101sudev\u0101ya<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Maha-bharata told by Sri Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa is finally\u00a0available on our bookstore. <\/span><\/p>\n

This edition has been called Maha-bharata As It Is<\/strong> because is perfectly faithful to the original, without unauthorized additions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally published in the late 80’s in Italian language and then in Spanish, we are proud now to present it to you the English edition.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Go buy Vol. 1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Go buy Vol. 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Also available in hard cover)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Index of Vol. 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Table of Contents 5<\/span><\/div>\n
Offering obeisances and asking for blessings 11<\/span><\/div>\n
Introduction 13<\/span><\/div>\n
Why did you write the Maha-bharata? 13<\/span><\/div>\n
Some notes from scholars and friends 14<\/span><\/div>\n
Why not the full book? 15<\/span><\/div>\n
Sanskrit terms 16<\/span><\/div>\n
We dedicate this work 16<\/span><\/div>\n
About errors\u2026 16<\/span><\/div>\n
Acknowledgements 17<\/span><\/div>\n
Adi Parva 19<\/span><\/div>\n
Suta\u2019s Arrival 19<\/span><\/div>\n
Suta Begins to Tell 20<\/span><\/div>\n
The Snakes Are Cursed 21<\/span><\/div>\n
After the Death of king Pariksit 24<\/span><\/div>\n
The Alarmed Nagas 25<\/span><\/div>\n
Janamejaya\u2019s Snake Sacrifice 29<\/span><\/div>\n
Astika\u2019s Arrival 31<\/span><\/div>\n
The Narration of the Maha-bharata Begins 33<\/span><\/div>\n
The Emergency Caused by the Asuras 35<\/span><\/div>\n
Shantanu and Bhishma 38<\/span><\/div>\n
Shantanu y Ganga 39<\/span><\/div>\n
Shantanu Meets His Second Wife 46<\/span><\/div>\n
Amba\u2019s Story 49<\/span><\/div>\n
Vyasa Begets Three Children 54<\/span><\/div>\n
Kunti and the Son of the Sun 58<\/span><\/div>\n
Pandu is Cursed 60<\/span><\/div>\n
The Birth of the Pandavas 61<\/span><\/div>\n
The Birth of Dhritarastra’s Children 63<\/span><\/div>\n
Pandu’s Death 64<\/span><\/div>\n
Baleful Prediction 66<\/span><\/div>\n
The First Attack 67<\/span><\/div>\n
Drona\u2019s Arrival 74<\/span><\/div>\n
The Story of Drona and Drupada 76<\/span><\/div>\n
Ekalavya, the Nishada 78<\/span><\/div>\n
The Story of Karna 81<\/span><\/div>\n
The Tournament 85<\/span><\/div>\n
Drona\u2019s Revenge 89<\/span><\/div>\n
The Conspiracy 91<\/span><\/div>\n
The Events of Varanavata 94<\/span><\/div>\n
The Rakshasa Brothers 96<\/span><\/div>\n
At Ekachakra 103<\/span><\/div>\n
The News Of the Tournament 107<\/span><\/div>\n
Draupadi\u2019s Svayamvara 109<\/span><\/div>\n
The Meeting Of the Pandavas With Krishna 117<\/span><\/div>\n
The Apparent Reconciliation 118<\/span><\/div>\n
The Division Of the Kingdom 122<\/span><\/div>\n
Arjuna Goes On a Pilgrimage 125<\/span><\/div>\n
Arjuna and Subhadra 129<\/span><\/div>\n
The Burning of the Khandava Forest 131<\/span><\/div>\n
Sabha Parva 135<\/span><\/div>\n
The Construction of the Sabha 135<\/span><\/div>\n
Jarasandha’s Story 137<\/span><\/div>\n
The Pandavas\u2019 Military Campaign 142<\/span><\/div>\n
Krishna and Sishupala 145<\/span><\/div>\n
Duryodhana Is Humiliated 150<\/span><\/div>\n
The Diabolical Plan 152<\/span><\/div>\n
The Invitation 154<\/span><\/div>\n
The Dice Game 156<\/span><\/div>\n
The Insults to Draupadi 160<\/span><\/div>\n
Insult After Insult 165<\/span><\/div>\n
The Game Continued 171<\/span><\/div>\n
Vana Parva 173<\/span><\/div>\n
In the Kamyaka Forest 173<\/span><\/div>\n
Maitreya’s Curse 177<\/span><\/div>\n
In Dvaitavana 180<\/span><\/div>\n
Arjuna’s Departure 183<\/span><\/div>\n
The Meeting With Shiva 185<\/span><\/div>\n
Arjuna In the Celestial Planets 188<\/span><\/div>\n
The Pilgrimage to Mandara 192<\/span><\/div>\n
On the Peaks Of the Himalayas 194<\/span><\/div>\n
Bhima Meets Hanuman 195<\/span><\/div>\n
Arjuna\u2019s Return 201<\/span><\/div>\n
Nahusha\u2019 Story 202<\/span><\/div>\n
The Return to Kamyaka 205<\/span><\/div>\n
Duryodhana Is Defeated and Humiliated 207<\/span><\/div>\n
The Desperate Decision 210<\/span><\/div>\n
Duryodhana\u2019s Rajasuya 211<\/span><\/div>\n
Jayadratha’s Misadventure 213<\/span><\/div>\n
The Mysterious Lake 217<\/span><\/div>\n
Virata Parva 221<\/span><\/div>\n
The Beginning of Anonymity 221<\/span><\/div>\n
Karna’s Dream 225<\/span><\/div>\n
Indra Asks for Charity 227<\/span><\/div>\n
Kichaka’s Insults 229<\/span><\/div>\n
The Terror of the Gandharvas Spreads 234<\/span><\/div>\n
Hastinapura\u2019s Council 236<\/span><\/div>\n
Susharma’s Attack 238<\/span><\/div>\n
Arjuna Defeats the Kurus 239<\/span><\/div>\n
The Secret Was Revealed 245<\/span><\/div>\n
Abhimanyu’s Wedding 250<\/span><\/div>\n
Glossary 253<\/span><\/div>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Index of Vol. 2<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Table of Contents 7<\/span><\/div>\n
Udyoga Parva 11<\/span><\/div>\n
The Council of Allies 11<\/span><\/div>\n
Arjuna And Duryodhana In Dvaraka 13<\/span><\/div>\n
Krishna, Arjuna\u2019s Charioteer 16<\/span><\/div>\n
The Arrival Of The Armies 17<\/span><\/div>\n
Dhritarastra’s Message 19<\/span><\/div>\n
Sanjaya and Vidura\u2019s Advise 21<\/span><\/div>\n
Krishna In Hastinapura 24<\/span><\/div>\n
Karna and the Mystery Of His Birth 28<\/span><\/div>\n
Kunti Visits Karna 30<\/span><\/div>\n
Dhristadyumna Is Appointed Commander 33<\/span><\/div>\n
Bhishma Is Appointed Commander 34<\/span><\/div>\n
The Neutral Kings 36<\/span><\/div>\n
Bhishma Parva 39<\/span><\/div>\n
Dhritarastra Prepares For The Great Tragedy 39<\/span><\/div>\n
Sanjaya Begins To Tell The Story 41<\/span><\/div>\n
The Bhagavad-gita 44<\/span><\/div>\n
The First Day 56<\/span><\/div>\n
The Second Day 59<\/span><\/div>\n
The Third Day 64<\/span><\/div>\n
The Fourth Day 70<\/span><\/div>\n
The Fifth Day 74<\/span><\/div>\n
The Sixth Day 77<\/span><\/div>\n
The Seventh Day 79<\/span><\/div>\n
The Eighth Day 83<\/span><\/div>\n
In Bhishma\u2019s Tent 87<\/span><\/div>\n
The Ninth Day 89<\/span><\/div>\n
The Pandavas Go To Bhishma 91<\/span><\/div>\n
The Tenth Day 93<\/span><\/div>\n
The Fall Of Bhishma 96<\/span><\/div>\n
Drona Parva 103<\/span><\/div>\n
Sanjaya Comes Back From The Field Again 103<\/span><\/div>\n
The Eleventh Day 107<\/span><\/div>\n
The Vote Of The Trigarta 108<\/span><\/div>\n
The Twelfth Day 109<\/span><\/div>\n
The Fall of Bhagadatta 113<\/span><\/div>\n
The Thirteenth Day – Abhimanyu 119<\/span><\/div>\n
Jayadratha Closes The Breach 121<\/span><\/div>\n
The Death Of Abhimanyu 123<\/span><\/div>\n
Arjuna’s Vow 126<\/span><\/div>\n
The Events Of The Night 129<\/span><\/div>\n
The Fourteenth Day 133<\/span><\/div>\n
Arjuna’s Approach 140<\/span><\/div>\n
The Fears Of Yudhisthira 144<\/span><\/div>\n
Satyaki, The Great Hero 146<\/span><\/div>\n
Bhima In The Wake Of Satyaki 148<\/span><\/div>\n
The Duel Between Bhima And Karna 155<\/span><\/div>\n
Bhurisrava 158<\/span><\/div>\n
Jayadratha’s Death 162<\/span><\/div>\n
The Night War 165<\/span><\/div>\n
Ghatotkacha 169<\/span><\/div>\n
The Fifteenth Day 173<\/span><\/div>\n
Drona Falls 175<\/span><\/div>\n
Asvatthama’s Anger 181<\/span><\/div>\n
Karna Parva 187<\/span><\/div>\n
Sanjaya Tells 187<\/span><\/div>\n
Karna’s Appointment – The Sixteenth Day 188<\/span><\/div>\n
On The Seventeenth Day 190<\/span><\/div>\n
The Tragic End Of Duhssasana 195<\/span><\/div>\n
The Duel Between Arjuna And Karna 198<\/span><\/div>\n
The Fall Of Karna 201<\/span><\/div>\n
Duryodhana And The Secret Of Karna 204<\/span><\/div>\n
Shalya Parva 207<\/span><\/div>\n
Shalya Appointed Commander 207<\/span><\/div>\n
The Eighteenth Day 209<\/span><\/div>\n
Duryodhana Dives Into The Lake 211<\/span><\/div>\n
Preparations For The Final Duel 214<\/span><\/div>\n
Duryodhana Defeated 217<\/span><\/div>\n
Epilogue 223<\/span><\/div>\n
The Celebrations For The Victory 223<\/span><\/div>\n
The Night Massacre 225<\/span><\/div>\n
Asvatthama’s Punishment 231<\/span><\/div>\n
The Deadly Embrace 236<\/span><\/div>\n
The Coronation of Yudhisthira 239<\/span><\/div>\n
Shanti Parva 240<\/span><\/div>\n
The Birth Of Parikshit 243<\/span><\/div>\n
Vidura’s Instructions 244<\/span><\/div>\n
The Events Of Prabhasa 247<\/span><\/div>\n
Krishna Returns To His World 250<\/span><\/div>\n
Dvaraka Invaded By Waters 252<\/span><\/div>\n
The Pandavas Withdraw 254<\/span><\/div>\n
The Heavenly Goal 258<\/span><\/div>\n
Concluding Words 260<\/span><\/div>\n
Glossary 265<\/span><\/div>\n
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