Vana Parva

[5][6] The parva is a chronicle of the twelve-year journey of the Pandavas in a forest, where they learn life lessons and build character.

[7] Vana Parva contains discourses on virtues and ethics; myths of Arjuna, Yudhishthara, and Bhima; and the tales of "Nahusha the Snake and Yudhishthira" and "Ushinara and the Hawk".

[1] In 2011, Debroy notes that the updated critical edition of Vana Parva, with spurious and corrupted text removed, has 16 parts, 299 adhyayas (chapters) and 10,239 shlokas (verses).

[23] Clay Sanskrit Library has published a 15 volume set of the Mahabharata which includes a translation of Vana Parva by William Johnson.

The Kirata sub-parva of Aranya Parva has inspired several major poems and expanded works, such as the Kirātārjunīya by Bhāravi.

The Pandavas and Draupadi worshipping Shiva during their exile, a scene from the Vana Parva
Arjuna fights Shiva disguised as the Kirata
In the forest, Nala leaving Damayanti while she is sleeping.
Jayadratha abducts Draupadi
Yudhisthira answers the Yaksha's questions
The story of Savitri and Satyavan is described in Aranya Parva. [ 18 ]