Mahabharata. Here is the complete Mahabharata translated into English prose directly from the original Sanskrit text by Pratap Chandra Roy. Each of the 12 volumes is about 500 pages, and they are huge files, so please be patient when downloading. The Mahabharata is one of the two major Indian hero epics, The Ramayana being the other one. Mahabharata is usually attributed to the poet Vyasa. Mahabharata is nearly 3,000 years old and in size, it is more than ten times larger than the Iliad and the Odyssey combined. If you are looking for the Bhagavad Gita, which is a part of the Mahabharata, you can find our selections of Gita’s here: Bhagavad Gita. We also have the Mahabharata in a single-volume ebook, the comprehensive Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata – if you prefer just one huge file. If you have the Mahabharata in Tamil, Hindi, Marathi or Kannada, please send it to me, and I will publish it here.
Quotes from the book
“Revenge is not always better,
but neither is forgiveness;
learn to know them both,
so that there is no problem.”
– Mahabharata
“The intoxication with power is worse than
drunkenness with liquor and such,
for who is drunk with power does not
come to his senses before he falls.”
– Mahabharata
Download the entire Mahabharata here:
Mahabharata VOL 1 – The Adi Parva, 540 pages, 35 MB.
Mahabharata VOL 2 – Sabha Parva & Vana Parva I, 434 pages, 28 MB.
Mahabharata VOL 3 – Vana Parva II, 428 pages, 25 MB.
Mahabharata VOL 4 – Virata & Udyoga Parva, 542 pages, 25 MB.
Mahabharata VOL 5 – Bhisma Parva, 344 pages, 23 MB.
Mahabharata VOL 6 – Drona Parva, 506 pages, 24 MB.
Mahabharata VOL 7 – Karna, Salya Sauptika, Stree Parvas, 592 pages, 28 MB.
Mahabharata VOL 8 – Santi Parva I, 420 pages, 29 MB.
Mahabharata VOL 9 – Santi Parva II, 422 pages, 21 MB.
Mahabharata VOL 10 – Santi Parva III, Anusasana Parva I, 422 pages, 20 MB.
Mahabharata VOL 11 – Anusasana Parva, 418 pages, 21 MB.
Mahabharata VOL I2 – Awamedha, Asramavasika, Mahaprasthanika, Swarga-Rohanika Parvas, 316 pages, 15 MB.
We also have the Mahabharata in Hindi here:
Mahabharata in Hindi
Get the print version here: Link
See The Mahabharata movie here
10 surprising facts about the Mahabharata:
- The Mahabharata is one of the longest epic poems in the world, with over 100,000 verses. It is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined.
- The Mahabharata is believed to have been written between 400 BCE and 400 CE, although the events it describes are said to have taken place much earlier.
- The Mahabharata tells the story of a dynastic struggle for the throne of the ancient Indian kingdom of Hastinapur, between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, two branches of the same royal family.
- The Mahabharata is not just a story, but also contains philosophical and spiritual teachings. It is often referred to as the “fifth Veda” and is considered to be one of the most important works of Hinduism.
- The Bhagavad Gita, one of the most famous and revered texts of Hinduism, is a part of the Mahabharata. It is a conversation between the warrior Arjuna and his charioteer Krishna, in which Krishna expounds on the nature of reality, the soul, and the ultimate goal of human life.
- The Mahabharata includes many supernatural elements, including gods, demons, and magical weapons. One of the most famous of these is the Brahmastra, a weapon so powerful that it can destroy entire armies and even the world.
- The Mahabharata is known for its complex characters, many of whom are neither entirely good nor entirely evil. The most famous of these is probably Karna, a heroic warrior who fights on the side of the Kauravas despite being the son of Kunti, one of the mothers of the Pandavas.
- The Mahabharata has been adapted into many different forms over the years, including plays, movies, and television shows. It has also been retold in different languages, including English, French, and Russian.
- The Mahabharata has had a significant influence on Indian culture, inspiring many works of art, literature, and music. It is also often used as a source of moral and ethical teachings.
- Despite its length and complexity, the Mahabharata is still widely read and studied today, both in India and around the world. It continues to inspire and challenge readers with its timeless themes of duty, loyalty, and the struggle between good and evil.
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I’m very exited to have found this, could you please send the kannada version of complete Veda vyasa Mahabharata and if u have Ramayana as well. My email ID is kishrex@gmail.com
Really appreciate your great work ! Thank you.
– Kishor
Can you please send me the tamil version.
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Sir, can you please send me kannada version pdf.
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Can you pls send me a kannada version mahabharatha pdf file…
sir, can you send me veda vyas mahabharat in hindi to my mail id “ramrajpurohith31@gmail.com” thanks in advance!
Hey,Namaste!Wonderfull to find them all.Has anyone tried to read them on kindle?any thoughts?is it ok?
i want mahabharat in marathi language please send me to my email
i want mahabharat in hindi language please send to me my email
Thanks Sir for your efforts to bring this great Hindu epic free to all of us!! Can’t explain how grateful I feel for all the work you put in so that others can benefit and enjoy this masterpiece! Kudos.
Some pages in the PDFs are unreadable due to bad scan… please review and rescan…
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Can any one help me to find mahabarrat pratisarg parvv 103 khand mantar no 4-7 ye kis volume mai nikle gha hope reply jaldi miljaye gha
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Thank You very very Much!
I’ve downloaded all 12 Volumes and can’t wait to Read them..!
I have Books to Read for College but I certainly will make myself the Time to read these Cultural Treasures! Thank You! ♥
let’s hope for all other people to know the availability of Mahabharata epic’s pdf here.
ya I got both remaining vols downloaded,bt I got something to tell some people here,what are u saying,to send u translated versions of Mahabharata to ur e mail,what’s the sense in that?if they got it in any other language they wud publish that on the web, here only,for ALL,got me?so comment some other thing.bt I respect ur curiousness about this great epic to know in ur own language,so don’t get me wrong.
I can’t download vol 9 and 10 trying so hard from so long no use what about their download?
They work from here. Try to wait a while and go for it again.
Admin
Free e book download is a great work for the philosophical and spiritual gains. Congratulations and many thanks for the noble work.
Hi, can you please share a link for hindi version of the same?
Hello sir, I need all these things in Hindi. Please send me these to my email address Avi.pcmt@gmail.com .
thank you sir for provide free PDF you are doing great job I love you sir
can you send tamil version (including all parvas with slogams and meaning in tamil) t o my email address prema_nagarajan@yahoo.co.in
Sir
I want to read hari vamsa parva…
Can u pls upload
Regards
done…got it …cheers..thank you
i have problem in downloading the 3rd-vol ….its showing as a broken file and its downloading only 9mb out of 25mb…please help me.
Can someone to convert into (*.fb2) file format?
(for comfort reading on tabletpc with {moon reader})
PS: thank you for this DCbooks!)))
kindly give me a link for telugu (andhra mahabharatam by nannayya, tikkana and errapregada
1)where can i get meaning of 13 types of truth as explained in Mahabharat as “SATYAKARASTRAYODASHA” (12-156-8 & 9)
2) Very good efforts for providing PDF of Holy scriptures. Is it possible to get them in other languages too? Like Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali?
I extremely obliged with your theme of sacred digital books. for Translation in Indian languages DLI(digital library of India) is useful web with downloading software.
@ Gaurav Singh Kushwaha .. That is caled Yoga Vasista. u can google it n get the pdf.
DOES ANY BODY KNOW THAT BEFORE RAMAYANA HAD BEEN WRITTEN THERE IS ALSO A PURAN CALLED ADI RAMAYAN WHICH IS TAUGHT BY MAHARISHI VED VYAS TO SHRI RAM & HIS BROTHES IF IT IS SO PLS LET ME KNOW THAT FROM WHERE I SHOULD GET THIS
Is it available in Hindi?
this is a great site.sir , can i get religious books like ramayan, 4 vedas and mahabharat in kannada pdf.please kindly update kannada pdf.
Thank you very much for the Mahabharatha in pdf. This is a great website.
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Could I get a link of Vyasa Mahabharata pdf in kannada language.
Great service you have done to the world at large. If the original sanskrit edition is available , it would be also useful.
Vyasa mahamuni conversed with Lord Krishna.He composed this with the help of Ganesh.Thus it is 20000 yearold not 3000yearar old as city Dwarka built by Sri Krishna is found to be22000yearnold
Sir, I request you to transliterate this Great Epic in Telugu Script. I think this is not out of place to mention that “Telugu Lipi” is the world’s Second Best Lipi as found by the latest “World Conference of all Languages”.
Thank you.
Please can u share all the 12perva’s in kannada language…
i am very much int-rested in reading of Mahabharata but i don’t get in Tamil language so were did i get. please tel me
i want complete parvas in hindi anyone can tell me how can i get that
Thanks for the info chander garu but the sites are not in telugu lang it is in sanskrit
For Kumar:
Vyasa Mahabharatham in Telugu: (download pdfs)
There are some Parvas which are complete. Others are being updated.
http://www.greatertelugu.com/telugu-books/Mahabharatam.htm
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Also see:
http://www.bharatadesam.com/literature/mahabharata_in_telugu/mahabharata_telugu_1.php
http://www.bharatadesam.com/literature/mahabharata_in_telugu/mahabharata_telugu_2.php
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http://www.dvaipayana.net/books/ppssastri-mbh/
for links to all Parvas
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https://archive.org/download/srivedavyasavira024006mbp/srivedavyasavira024006mbp.pdf
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http://www.telugubhakti.com/telugupages/monthly/mahabharat/mahabharat.htm
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On this page:
http://www.mahabharata-resources.org/
check all the links below “Southern recension of Mahabharata edited by P.P.S. Sastri”
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You will find many interesting things on this page.
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There is yet another place to get “reasonably priced” set of printed Mahabharatha –eing sold by a family. Let me try to recollect that!
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Good Luck
:chander
For Bhawana:
Mahabharat Shanti Parva- -Marathi-Audio-By Dilip Vasudev Apte available at:
https://archive.org/details/Mahabharat-Shantiparva-Part-1
https://archive.org/details/Mahabharat-Shantiparva-Part-2-Marathi
https://archive.org/details/Mahabharat-Shantiparva-Part-3-Marathi
https://archive.org/details/Mahabharat-Shantiparva-Part-4-Marathi
https://archive.org/details/Mahabharat-Shantiparva-Part-5-Marathi
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For all/most Parvas – Text in Marathi:
https://archive.org/details/Mahabharat_201411
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Also visit: (for more Puranas etc)
http://satsangdhara.net/
I want vyasa mahabharatham in telugu lang,where can i found it?
Plz send Mahabharata in marathi version
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Pls. send Mahabharata in Bangla ,to the mail address in prose form.
Regards
please send gujarati version of mahabharat
could u please send me telugu version of mahabaratham yaparlahari199@gmail.com
thank you for giving us an opportunity to know our texts in detail….. wonderful job……
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Thanks a lot to make it available online..
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Any chance to get Full Mahabharat in Gujarati ?
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May god bless all who worked in preparing this file,he also bless you in making other files on him
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can i get the mahabharat 12 volumes in hindi pdf??
Guys,thank you so much for this… love you… :) but I have a question where is “Mausala-parva” ??? can you please answer to my question … :-) by the once agn thanks a lot… :-)
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Appreciated, invaluable light for all of us.
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pls all volume of mahabharat con-wort to hindi for hindi reader. thnx.
thanks for such great information. plz send Mahabharata all volumes in marathi if possible
Great work.. If you have Kannada version of Mahabharata please send it to my mail.
Mahabharat is relevant even today. It directs us to look inside for all our actions.
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Thanks to the all members for this kind of efforts. The website is very helpful.
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Thank you sir…for giving these books free of cost…they are worth reading.
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Request you to share all volumes of Mahabharatha in Kannada.
Please do the needful
Sir,
you have done really great job..It is the job of worth of having more than Thanks!..Really appreciate from my heart…
Thanks,
Siva
No words but still Thanks alot for uploading this. i am now watching Mahabharat in Star Plus daily and now a days i really feel like reading and knowing Mahabharat.
thats where my search started and i found it now. Yipeee!!!!
I downloaded all the volumes and start reading.
Thanks again and God Bless you!!!
Thanks
Hello,
Please send me the kannada version of these PDFs to my email ID.
Thank you.
This is really fantastic thank you for doing this kind of things
I wouyld be thankful if you could send all volumes of Mahabharatham in tamil
Very very thank you for these great books. It would cost thousands if bought as printed so thank you for free e edition. It would be nice if TAMIL books are also available in holybooks.
for tamil version pls visit http://mahabharatham.arasan.info/
Plz send Mahabharata in marathi
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can i get it kannada language if it is yes tell me where . i am actually too much intersted to read in kannada please reply
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A must read epic for every soul on the earth irrespective of religion. Thanks a lot for making it available to everyone. I also request for a tamil translation.
I didn’t knew this much in detail about this epic…
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In Kannada, couple of word to word translation works are available.
a) Alasinghachar Mahabharatha( prose exactly matching each sloka) – My favourite
b) University of Mysore ( Prasaranga) has published 4 volumes till date — Good one
c) Bharatha bharathi prakakshana – Rangapriya swamiji’s publishin series on ramayana,mahabharatha,bhagavatha
Hi sir I want mahabhrat in marathi pdf formet so pl send me my e mel Id
Such a wonderful treatise, thank you, still reading but understanding seems to be problem.