Where can I read the whole Mahabharata?

Bibek Debroy’s BORI critical edition Mahabharata- It is available in 10 volumes on Amazon. BORI is name of an institute (under a programme of Indian government which went for decades) which scrutinized all possible available 1259 Mahabharata manuscripts in the Indian subcontinent.

Which is the best source for Mahabharata?

Mahabharat by kisari mohan ganguli is the complete source translation in English. It is in prose form and makes for an interesting reading if you have patience.

Can I read Mahabharata?

It is not advised to read it inside the house, there is no objection regarding reading it elsewhere. This is due to the fact that Mahabharata is basically a story of a divided household. It is believed that reading it inside the house will cause family quarrels and unhappiness.

How many books are there in Mahabharata?

18
The 18 parvas or books.

Which is the most correct book on Mahabharata?

But the most correct book on Mahabharata would be the Critical Edition by Bhandakar Oriental Research Institute, Pune. Over the years, after the Mahabharata was first composed, it was never written.

Where did the Mahabharata come from?

Some elements of the present Mahābhārata can be traced back to Vedic times. The background to the Mahābhārata suggests the origin of the epic occurs “after the very early Vedic period ” and before “the first Indian ’empire’ was to rise in the third century B.C.” That this is “a date not too far removed from the 8th or 9th century B.C.” is likely.

Did Ganesha write the Mahabharata?

The first section of the Mahābhārata states that it was Ganesha who wrote down the text to Vyasa’s dictation, but this is regarded by scholars as a later interpolation to the epic and the “Critical Edition” doesn’t include Ganesha at all.

What is the name of the snake in the Mahabharata?

The Pañcavimśa Brahmana (at 25.15.3) enumerates the officiant priests of a sarpasattra among whom the names Dhṛtarāṣtra and Janamejaya, two main characters of the Mahābhārata’ s sarpasattra, as well as Takṣaka, the name of a snake in the Mahābhārata, occur.