v t e Mahabharata
Traditional author and narrators	Vyasa Vaisampayana Ugrashrava Sauti
Books (parvas)	Adi Sabha Vana Virata Udyoga Bhishma Drona Karna Shalya Sauptika Stri Shanti Anushasana Ashvamedhika Ashramavasika Mausala Mahaprasthanika Svargarohana Harivamsa
Important tribes	Main tribes Bharata Kauravas Pandavas Yadu Kunti Gandhara Matsya List of tribes Janpadas Mahajanapadas
Important places	Capitals Āsandīvat Hastinapur Indraprastha 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra Kurukshetra Jyotisar Narkatari Panchgram Indraprastha Pranprastha Swarnprastha Tilprastha Vyagprastha Other within/nearby Gurugram Jangladesh
Important events	Svayamvara Kurukshetra War Gita updesh Vishvarupa Chakravyūha Banganga
Important characters	Abhimanyu Amba Ambika Ambalika Arjuna Ashwatthama Bahlika Balarama Bhagadatta Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhurishravas Chitrāngada Chitrāngadā Damayanti Dhrishtadyumna Dhritarashtra Draupadi Drona Drupada Duhsala Durvasa Duryodhana Dushasana Dushyanta Ekalavya Gandhari Ganga Ghatotkacha Hidimba Hidimbi Janamejaya Jarasandha Jayadratha Karna Kichaka Kripa Krishna Kritavarma Kunti Madri Nahusha Nakula Nala Pandu Parashurama Parikshit Purochana Pururavas Sahadeva Sanjaya Satyaki Satyavati Savitri Shantanu Shakuni Shakuntala Shalya Shikhandi Shishupala Subhadra Sudeshna Ulupi Upapandavas Urvashi Uttara Uttarā Vichitravirya Vidura Vikarna Virata Vrishaketu Vrishasena Vyasa Yayati Yudhishthira Yuyutsu more
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