The Mahabharata

Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan was educated at Madras University in India and at Oxford University. From 1937 to 1956 he worked in the Indian Civil Service, and for the next twenty-two years he worked at the undersecretary-general level at the United Nations.

Preface to the Revised Paperback Edition Preface Guide to Pronounciation Introduction Adi Parva (Chapters I-XIX) Sabha Parva (XX-XXIV) Aranyaka Parva (XXV-XXIX) Virata Parva (XXX-XXXIV) Udyoga Parva (XXXV-XLVII) Bhisma Parva (XLVIII-LVIII) Drona Parva (LIX-LXVI) Karna Parva (LXVII-LXIX) Salya Parva (LXX-LXXVI) Sauptika Parva (LXXVII-LXXX) Stri Parva (LXXXI-LXXXIII) Santi Parva (LXXXIV) Anusasana Parva (LXXXV) Asvamedha Parva (LXXXVI-LXXXVII) Asramavasika Parva (LXXXVIII-XC) Mausala Parva (XCI-XCIII) Mahaprasthanika Parva (XCIV-XCV) Svarga-Arohanika Parva (XCVI-XCIX) Genealogical Tables Glossary List of Alternative Names Index of Verses on Which English Version Is Based