Adi Parva

This is the first book of the Mahabharata. It contains the following sub-parvas:

• Introduction
• Paushya
• Pauloma
• Astika
• Adivansavatarana
• Sambhava
• Jatugriha
• Hidimva-vadha
• Vaka-vadha
• Chaitraratha
• Swayamvara
• Vaivahika
• Viduragamana
• Rajya-labha
• Arjuna-vanavasa
• Subhadra-harana
• Haranaharana
• Khandava-daha