Mahabharata

Chapters

Adi Parva

1. How Vyasa and Ganesha Compiled the Mahabharata

2. The Death of King Parikshit

3. The Serpent Sacrifice and the Birth of an Epic

4. The Birth of Shakuntala

5. The Story of King Bharata

6. King Shantanu Marries Goddess Ganga

7. Ganga's Backstory

8. King Shantanu Meets Satyavati 

9. Devavrata Becomes Bhishma

10. The Princesses of Kashi

11. Parashurama's Wrath and the Kuru Succession Crisis

12. Maharshi Vyasa Sleeps with the Kuru Princesses

13. How Yamaraja Became Vidura

14. The Rise of Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura

15. A Sacred Boon from the Past

16. Pandu's Marriages and Misfortune

17. Pandu's Forest Exile

18. The Birth of the Pandavas

19. Three Queens Depart: The End of an Era

20. Duryodhana's First Plot Against Bhima

21. Bhima's Adventures in Nagaloka

22. The Arrival of Dronacharya

23. The Story of Drona's Betrayal

24. The Bird's Eye

25. Eklavya's Unwavering Devotion

26. Karna's Curse and Challenge

27. Dronacharya's Revenge

28. Rise of the Pandavas and Seeds of Jealousy

29. The Tale of the Cunning Jackal

30. The Struggle for Succession

31. Father and Son

32. Dhritarashtra's Suggestion and Vidura's Warning

33. The Lac Palace

34. Escape Into the Forest

35. Bhima Slays the Demon Hidimba

36. The Birth of Ghatotkacha

37. Kunti and the Pandavas go to Ekachakra

38. The Villagers' Deal with the Demon

39. The Pandavas Decide to Send Bhima to Bakasura

40. The End of Bakasura

41. The Gandharva King's Gift to Arjuna

42. The Births of Dhrishtadyumna and Draupadi 

Sources

1. महाभारत (book) by Om Books International

2. Mahabharat (2013 TV series) by Siddharth Kumar Tewary

3. www.wisdomlib.org