I am providing a list of the 18 chapters of the Mahabharata by Vyasa, with the names below.
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| parva | title | sub-parvas | contents |
| 1 | Adi-parva | 1-19 | Introduction, birth and upbringing of the princes. |
| 2 | Sabha-parva | 20-28 | Life at the court, the game of dice, and the exile of the Pandavas. Maya Danava erects the palace and court (sabha), at Indraprastha. |
| 3 | Vana-Parva | 29-44 | The twelve years in exile in the forest (aranya). |
| 4 | Virata-parva | 45-48 | The year in exile spent at the court of Virata. |
| 5 | Udyoga-parva | 49-59 | Preparations for war. |
| 6 | Bhishma-parva | 60-64 | The first part of the great battle, with Bhishma as commander for the Kauravas. |
| 7 | Drona-parva | 65-72 | The battle continues, with Drona as commander. |
| 8 | Karna-parva | 73 | The battle again, with Karna as commander. |
| 9 | Shalya-parva | 74-77 | The last part of the battle, with Shalya as commander. |
| 10 | Sauptika-parva | 78-80 | How Ashvattama and the remaining Kauravas killed the Pandava army in their sleep (Sauptika). |
| 11 | Stri-parva | 81-85 | Gandhari and the other women (stri) lament the dead. |
| 12 | Shanti-parva | 86-88 | The crowning of Yudhisthira, and his instructions from Bhishma |
| 13 | Anusasana-parva | 89-90 | The final instructions (anusasana) from Bhishma. |
| 14 | Ashvamedhika-parva | 91-92 | The royal ceremony of the ashvamedha conducted by Yudhisthira. |
| 15 | Ashramavasika-parva | 93-95 | Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti leave for an ashram, and eventual death in the forest. |
| 16 | Mausala-parva | 96 | The infighting between the Yadavas with maces (mausala). |
| 17 | Mahaprasthanika-parva | 97 | The first part of the path to death (mahaprasthana “great journey”) of Yudhisthira and his brothers. |
| 18 | Svargarohana-parva | 98 | The Pandavas return to the spiritual world (svarga). |
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