This is the 16th of the 100 Upa Parvas (Sections), situated in Adi Parva, the first of the 18 Maha Parvas (Books) of the original Mahabharata composed in Sanskrit by Vyasa.
As the name suggests, this Upa Parva mainly describes the 12-year exile of Arjuna, since he violated the covenant the brothers had with regard to Draupadi. The Upa Parva contains Sundopasundopakhyana - the story of Sunda and Upasunda as well as Arjuna's encounter with Ulupi, Chitrangada, and the five Apsaras. Arjuna's re-union with his friend Krishna is also narrated in this Upa Parva.
This Upa Parva has a total of 295 Shlokas organised into 11 Chapters. Click to See...
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