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Mahabharata, Eighteen Parvas, Characters List

I am providing a list of the 18 chapters of the Mahabharata by Vyasa, with the names below.

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cast of Mahabharata — Mahbharata Characters.

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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