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{{short description|Eleventh book of Indian epic Mahabharata}}
[[File:Vyasa talking with Gandhari.jpg|thumb|Stri parva recites the pain and trauma of women after the 18-day war, where they lost their fathers, husbands and sons. Sage Vyasa counseling [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]] - Kaurava mother who had lost all her sons at war (shown).]]
The '''Stri Parva''' ({{lang-sa|स्त्री पर्व}}), or the "Book of the Women," is the eleventh of eighteen books of the Indian Epic [[Mahabharata]]. It traditionally has 4 sub-books and 27 chapters, as does the critical edition.<ref name="kmg">Ganguli, K.M. (1883-1896) "[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m11/index.htm Stri Parva]" in ''The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa'' (12 Volumes). Calcutta</ref><ref name="mnd">Dutt, M.N. (1902) ''The Mahabharata (Volume 11): Stree Parva''. Calcutta: Elysium Press</ref><ref>van Buitenen, J.A.B. (1973) ''The Mahabharata: Book 1: The Book of the Beginning''. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p 477</ref><ref>Debroy, B. (2010) ''The Mahabharata, Volume 1''. Gurgaon: Penguin Books India, pp xxiii - xxvi</ref>

Sometimes spelled Stree Parva, it describes the grief of women because of the war.<ref name=mnd/> The parva recites the grief of men too, such as of [[Dhritrashtra]] and the Pandava brothers.<ref name=jm>Murdoch, J. (1898) ''The Mahabharata - An English Abridgment''. London: Christian Literature Society for India, ppp 105-107</ref> The chapters include a treatise by [[Vidura]] and [[Vyasa]] on passage rites with words of comfort for those who have lost loved ones, as well as the [[saṃsāra]] fable of the man and a well.<ref name="Agarwal2002"/><ref>van Nooten, B. A. (1972) ''The Mahabharata''. Twayne Publishers. {{ISBN|978-0805725643}}</ref>

==Structure and chapters==
[[File:Relatives performing funery rituals for martyrs in Battle.jpg|thumb|The men and women performing last rites in memory for those who died during the war.]]
This ''[[Mahabharata#The 18 parvas or books|Parva]]'' (book) has 2 sub-parvas (sub-books or little books) and 27 adhyayas (sections, chapters).<ref name=kmg/><ref>[https://archive.org/stream/aproseenglishtr01duttgoog#page/n952/mode/2up Stri Parva] The Mahabharata, Translated by Manmatha Nath Dutt (1897)</ref> The following are the sub-parvas:<ref name=bd/><ref name="titi mb toc">{{cite web |title=Mahābhārata (Table of Contents) |url=https://www.tititudorancea.com/z/mahabharata_table_of_contents.htm |website=The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin |access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref>

: 1. '''Jalapradanika Parva''' (Chapters: 1–15)
:: Stri Parva recites the trauma and grief of women after the war. It opens with a statement of [[Dhritrashtra]]'s grief at the death of all his sons and grandsons.<ref name=mnd/> [[Vidura]]- Minister of Hastinapur kingdom and sage [[Veda Vyasa|Vyasa]] console his grief with a treatise on death and emotional loss. These chapters present the theory of birth-rebirth. Dhristrashtra and Kaurava women then visit the battlefield. Dhritarashtra on his way met with those 3 remaining Kuru warriors. Having met the king thus, those brave warriors, separated from one another. Kripa went to Hastinapura, Kritavarman repaired to his own kingdom, while the son of Drona set for the asylum of Vyasa, where he later encountered the sons of Pandu in Sauptika Parva and was vanquished by them. The women express their grief from loss and question war - they criticize both sides for unleashing the war and death.<ref name=kmg/>

:: Pandava brothers and women from Pandava side meet Dhristrashtra. The Kaurava king attempts to kill Bhima by crushing him with his arms in retaliation for Duryodhana's death. Ascertaining the evil intentions cherished by him towards Bhima, Krishna dragging away the real Bhima, presented an iron statue. Dhritarashtra broke that statue, then laments for Bhima's death. [[Krishna]] tell him the truth and criticizes his actions at which Dhristrashtra repents. The Pandavas with Krishna and sages thereafter go to see [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]], the upset and weeping Kaurava mother who had lost all her sons and grandsons at the war. Gandhari, afflicted with grief on account of the death of her sons, wished to curse king Yudhishthira. Sage Vyasa appears and reminds her of the wisdom she taught to her sons, "victory follows righteousness", then counsels that the war was one fought for righteousness. Gandhari replies that she forgives the war, but finds it difficult to forgive actions during the war that were unjust.<ref name=jm/> She demands to know why the rules of just war were abused, why cruelty (adharma) was practiced during the war. They debate whether the promise of quicker peace justify use of weapons that kill indiscriminately, other war crimes and horrors by one side against the other side. Then she gets angry with Bhimasena's actions during his duel with her son and also his other cruel acts in war like quaffing Dussasana's blood. Sage Vyasa then reminds her, her sons cruel acts against Pandavas. Gandhari then asks where is king Yudhishthira, in wrath. King Yudhishthira, trembling and with joined hands, approached her. He accepts his faults and in soft words asked her that he deserves to be cursed. Unto Yudhishthira who spoke such words, who was overcome with fear, Gandhari anger became pacified. The sages then present provide a different perspective.<ref name=mnd/> After Gandhari, the Pandava brothers meet [[Kunti]] and [[Draupadi]], two women on the side of Pandavas, who express their own grief for the war. They grieve and suggest war is easy to start but war never ends, and its consequences are painfully long.<ref name=mnd/>

: 2. '''Stri-vilapa Parva''' (Chapters: 16–27)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Mahabharata, Book 12: Santi Parva[pt 2] |url=https://advocatetanmoy.com/2018/07/10/the-mahabharata-book-12-santi-parvapt-2/ |website=Advocatetanmoy Law Library |access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref>
:: In later chapters of Stree Parva, Gandhari absorbed in grief, ascribed every fault to Kesava, for not doing anything even though he had the power to prevent the slaughter and unjust actions during the war. She then curses Krishna that his own Yadava clan will perish in similar manner as Kuru clan perished. And ladies of his race, shall weep and cry even as the ladies of the Bharata race. Krishna accepts her curse, and with faint smile said unto her that she aided him in the accomplishment of his task, of slaughtering all human beings in this world, possessing knowledge of celetial weapons, for what he came to earth. Dhristarashtra asks Yudhishthira as to how many people died and escaped from the 18-day [[Kurukshetra War]] on the two sides. Yudhishthira replies more than 1,660,000,000 men died, while 240,165 people escaped the Kurukshetra war.<ref name=jm/> Then Dhritarashtra asked the king to perform funeral rites of those that have none to look after them. Kunti's son Yudhishthira of great wisdom commanded his priests to perform it. Those dead bodies were piled together in thousands of heaps and, at the command of Yudhishthira, were caused to be burnt by Vidura.

:: The two sides then together perform passage rites in river [[Ganges]], in the memory of those who gave their lives during the war, with spouses of heroes, presented a spectacle of sorrow and cheerlessness. Then Kunti, weepingly addressed her sons that [[Karna]] was their eldest brother. Offer oblations of water unto that eldest brother of theirs who was born of her by the god of day, with a pair of ear-rings and mail. Hearing these painful words of their mother, the Pandavas began to express their grief for Karna. Copiously indulging in lamentations like these, king Yudhishthira the just uttered loud wails of woe, then offered oblations of water unto his deceased brother. All the ladies then griefs with loud wails and king Yudhishthira, then caused the wives and members of Karna's family to be brought before him. Having finished the ceremony, the king, with his senses exceedingly agitated, rose from the waters of Ganga.

:: Stri parva includes Vyasa's and Vidura's treatise about death and grief, passage rites in last two Chapters, as well as [[saṃsāra]] through the fable of the man, the forest, the bees, the honey, the elephant and a well in Chapters 2 through 7.<ref name="Agarwal2002">{{cite book|author=Satya P. Agarwal|title=Selections from the Mahābhārata: Re-affirming Gītā's Call for the Good of All|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tTLVPYKTyFMC&pg=PA123|access-date=21 January 2013|date=1 January 2002|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=978-81-208-1874-3|pages=123–}}</ref><ref>[[James L. Fitzgerald]], The Mahabharata, Volume 7, University of Chicago Press, {{ISBN|0-226-25250-7}}, pages 27-74</ref>

An alternate grouping of the sub-parvas:<ref name="titi mb toc"/>

: 1. '''Vishoka Parva''' (Chapters: 1–8)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vishoka Parva |url=http://www.vyasaonline.com/vishoka-parva/ |website=vyasaonline.com |access-date=2021-03-01 |quote=80th of 100 Upa Parvas. 194 Shlokas organized into 8 Chapters.}}</ref>
: 2. '''Stri Parva (Upa)''' (Chapters: 9–25)<ref>{{cite web |title=Stree Parva (Upa) |url=http://www.vyasaonline.com/stree-parva-upa/ |website=vyasaonline.com |access-date=2021-03-01 |quote=81st of 100 Upa Parvas. 468 Shlokas organized into 17 Chapters.}}</ref>
: 3. '''Shraddha Parva''' (Chapters: 26)<ref>{{cite web |title=Shraaddha Parva |url=http://www.vyasaonline.com/shraaddha-parva/ |website=vyasaonline.com |access-date=2021-03-01 |quote=82nd of 100 Upa Parvas. One Chapter with 44 Shlokas.}}</ref>
: 4. '''Jalapradanika Parva''' (Chapters: 27)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jalapradanika Parva |url=https://www.vyasaonline.com/jalapradanika-parva/ |website=vyasaonline.com |access-date=2021-03-01 |quote=83rd of 100 Upa Parvas. One Chapter with 24 Shlokas.}}</ref>

==English translations==
Stri Parva was composed in Sanskrit. Some Sanskrit manuscripts discovered in different parts of India title the sub-books differently. Several translations in English are available. Two translations from 19th century, now in public domain, are those by Kisari Mohan Ganguli<ref name=kmg/> and Manmatha Nath Dutt.<ref name=mnd/> The translations vary with each translator's interpretations.

Clay Sanskrit Library has published a 15 volume set of the Mahabharata which includes a translation of Stri Parva by Kate Crosby. This translation is modern and uses an old manuscript of the Epic. The translation does not remove verses and chapters now widely believed to be spurious and smuggled into the Epic in 1st or 2nd millennium AD.<ref>Kate Crosby, Book X and XI, The Clay Sanskrit Library, Mahabharata: 15-volume Set, {{ISBN|978-0-8147-1727-1}}, New York University Press, Bilingual Edition</ref>

Debroy, in 2011, notes<ref name=bd>Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata : Volume 3, {{ISBN|978-0143100157}}, Penguin Books, page xxiii - xxiv of Introduction</ref> that updated critical edition of Stri Parva, after removing verses and chapters generally accepted so far as spurious and inserted into the original, has 4 sub-books, 27 adhyayas (chapters) and 713 shlokas (verses).

==Quotes and teachings==
'''Jalapradanika parva''', Chapter 2:
{{quote|
<poem>
When all else is asleep, Time is awake, Time is irresistible.
Youth, beauty, life, possessions, health, and the companionship of friends, all are unstable.
It behoveth thee not to grieve for what is universal.
Do not indulge in your grief.
Grief itself, by being indulged in, never becomes light.
By dwelling on it, one cannot lessen it.
On the other hand, grief grows with indulgence.
One should treat mental grief by wisdom, just as physical grief should be treated by medicine.
Wisdom hath this power.
</poem>
|[[Vidura]]|Stri Parva, [[Mahabharata]] Book xi.2<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/mahabharataofkri06royp#page/n15/mode/2up Stri Parva] The Mahabharata, Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1889), Chapter 2, page 6 Abridged</ref>}}

==See also==
* [[Sauptika Parva|Previous book of Mahabharata: Sauptika Parva]]
* [[Shanti Parva|Next book of Mahabharata: Shanti Parva]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m11/index.htm Stri Parva], English Translation by [[Kisari Mohan Ganguli]].
* [https://archive.org/stream/aproseenglishtr01duttgoog#page/n926/mode/2up Stri Parva], English Translation by Manmatha Nath Dutt
* [https://archive.org/stream/mahabharata_nk/mahabharata_nilakanthas_commentary#page/n2709/mode/2up Stri Parva in Sanskrit] by Vyasadeva and commentary by Nilakantha (Editor: Kinjawadekar, 1929)
* [https://archive.org/stream/mahabharata04ramauoft#page/1396/mode/2up Stri Parva in Sanskrit and Hindi] by Ramnarayandutt Shastri, Volume 4

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	[[File:Vyasa talking with Gandhari.jpg\|thumb\|Stri parva recites the pain and trauma of women after the 18-day war, where they lost their fathers, husbands and sons. Sage Vyasa counseling [[Gandhari (character)\|Gandhari]] - Kaurava mother who had lost all her sons at war (shown).]]		[[File:Vyasa talking with Gandhari.jpg\|thumb\|Stri parva recites the pain and trauma of women after the 18-day war, where they lost their fathers, husbands and sons. Sage Vyasa counseling [[Gandhari (character)\|Gandhari]] - Kaurava mother who had lost all her sons at war (shown).]]
	The '''Stri Parva''' ({{lang-sa\|स्त्री पर्व}}), or the "Book of the Women," is the eleventh of eighteen books of the Indian Epic [[Mahabharata]]. It traditionally has 4 ~~sub-books~~ and 27 chapters, as does the critical edition.<ref name="kmg">Ganguli, K.M. (1883-1896) "[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m11/index.htm Stri Parva]" in ''The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa'' (12 Volumes). Calcutta</ref><ref name="mnd">Dutt, M.N. (1902) ''The Mahabharata (Volume 11): Stree Parva''. Calcutta: Elysium Press</ref><ref>van Buitenen, J.A.B. (1973) ''The Mahabharata: Book 1: The Book of the Beginning''. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p 477</ref><ref>Debroy, B. (2010) ''The Mahabharata, Volume 1''. Gurgaon: Penguin Books India, pp xxiii - xxvi</ref>		The '''Stri Parva''' ({{lang-sa\|स्त्री पर्व}}), or the "Book of the Women," is the eleventh of eighteen books of the Indian Epic [[Mahabharata]]. It traditionally has 4 parts and 27 chapters, as does the critical edition.<ref name="kmg">Ganguli, K.M. (1883-1896) "[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m11/index.htm Stri Parva]" in ''The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa'' (12 Volumes). Calcutta</ref><ref name="mnd">Dutt, M.N. (1902) ''The Mahabharata (Volume 11): Stree Parva''. Calcutta: Elysium Press</ref><ref>van Buitenen, J.A.B. (1973) ''The Mahabharata: Book 1: The Book of the Beginning''. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p 477</ref><ref>Debroy, B. (2010) ''The Mahabharata, Volume 1''. Gurgaon: Penguin Books India, pp xxiii - xxvi</ref>

	Sometimes spelled Stree Parva, it describes the grief of women because of the war.<ref name=mnd/> The parva recites the grief of men too, such as of [[Dhritrashtra]] and the Pandava brothers.<ref name=jm>Murdoch, J. (1898) ''The Mahabharata - An English Abridgment''. London: Christian Literature Society for India, ppp 105-107</ref> The chapters include a treatise by [[Vidura]] and [[Vyasa]] on passage rites with words of comfort for those who have lost loved ones, as well as the [[saṃsāra]] fable of the man and a well.<ref name="Agarwal2002"/><ref>van Nooten, B. A. (1972) ''The Mahabharata''. Twayne Publishers. {{ISBN\|978-0805725643}}</ref>		Sometimes spelled Stree Parva, it describes the grief of women because of the war.<ref name=mnd/> The parva recites the grief of men too, such as of [[Dhritrashtra]] and the Pandava brothers.<ref name=jm>Murdoch, J. (1898) ''The Mahabharata - An English Abridgment''. London: Christian Literature Society for India, ppp 105-107</ref> The chapters include a treatise by [[Vidura]] and [[Vyasa]] on passage rites with words of comfort for those who have lost loved ones, as well as the [[saṃsāra]] fable of the man and a well.<ref name="Agarwal2002"/><ref>van Nooten, B. A. (1972) ''The Mahabharata''. Twayne Publishers. {{ISBN\|978-0805725643}}</ref>
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	==Structure and chapters==		==Structure and chapters==
	[[File:Relatives performing funery rituals for martyrs in Battle.jpg\|thumb\|The men and women performing last rites in memory for those who died during the war.]]		[[File:Relatives performing funery rituals for martyrs in Battle.jpg\|thumb\|The men and women performing last rites in memory for those who died during the war.]]
	This ''[[Mahabharata#The 18 parvas or books\|Parva]]'' (book) has 2 sub-parvas (~~sub-books~~ or little books) and 27 adhyayas (sections, chapters).<ref name=kmg/><ref>[https://archive.org/stream/aproseenglishtr01duttgoog#page/n952/mode/2up Stri Parva] The Mahabharata, Translated by Manmatha Nath Dutt (1897)</ref> The following are the sub-parvas:<ref name=bd/><ref name="titi mb toc">{{cite web \|title=Mahābhārata (Table of Contents) \|url=https://www.tititudorancea.com/z/mahabharata_table_of_contents.htm \|website=The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin \|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref>		This ''[[Mahabharata#The 18 parvas or books\|Parva]]'' (book) has 2 sub-parvas (parts or little books) and 27 adhyayas (sections, chapters).<ref name=kmg/><ref>[https://archive.org/stream/aproseenglishtr01duttgoog#page/n952/mode/2up Stri Parva] The Mahabharata, Translated by Manmatha Nath Dutt (1897)</ref> The following are the sub-parvas:<ref name=bd/><ref name="titi mb toc">{{cite web \|title=Mahābhārata (Table of Contents) \|url=https://www.tititudorancea.com/z/mahabharata_table_of_contents.htm \|website=The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin \|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref>

	: 1. '''Jalapradanika Parva''' (Chapters: 1–15)		: 1. '''Jalapradanika Parva''' (Chapters: 1–15)
	:: Stri Parva recites the trauma and grief of women after the war. It opens with a statement of [[Dhritrashtra]]'s grief at the death of all his sons and grandsons.<ref name=mnd/> [[Vidura]]~~- Minister~~ of ~~Hastinapur~~ kingdom and sage [[Veda Vyasa\|Vyasa]] console his grief with a treatise on death and emotional loss. These chapters present the theory of birth-rebirth. Dhristrashtra and Kaurava women then visit the battlefield. Dhritarashtra on his way ~~met~~ with ~~those~~ 3 remaining Kuru warriors. Having met the king thus, those brave warriors, ~~separated~~ from one another. Kripa ~~went~~ to Hastinapura, Kritavarman ~~repaired~~ to his own kingdom, while the son of Drona ~~set~~ for the asylum of Vyasa, where he later ~~encountered~~ the sons of Pandu in Sauptika Parva and ~~was~~ vanquished by them. The women express their grief from loss and question war - they criticize both sides for unleashing the war and death.<ref name=kmg/>		:: Stri Parva recites the trauma and grief of women after the war. It opens with a statement of [[Dhritrashtra]]'s grief at the death of all his sons and grandsons.<ref name=mnd/> [[Vidura]], prime minister of the kingdom of Hastinapura and sage [[Veda Vyasa\|Vyasa]] console his grief with a treatise on death and emotional loss. These chapters present the theory of birth-rebirth. Dhristrashtra and the Kaurava women then visit the battlefield. Dhritarashtra on his way meets with the 3 remaining Kuru warriors. Having met the king thus, those brave warriors, separate from one another. Kripa goes to Hastinapura, Kritavarman repairs to his own kingdom, while the son of Drona sets off for the asylum of Vyasa, where he later encounters the sons of Pandu in Sauptika Parva and is vanquished by them. The women express their grief from loss and question war - they criticize both sides for unleashing the war and death.<ref name=kmg/>

	:: Pandava brothers and women from Pandava side meet Dhristrashtra. The Kaurava king attempts to kill Bhima by crushing him with his arms in retaliation for Duryodhana's death. Ascertaining ~~the~~ evil intentions ~~cherished by him~~ towards Bhima, Krishna ~~dragging~~ away the real Bhima~~, presented~~ an iron statue. Dhritarashtra ~~broke~~ that statue, then laments ~~for~~ Bhima's death. [[Krishna]] ~~tell~~ him the truth and criticizes his actions at which Dhristrashtra repents. The Pandavas with Krishna and sages thereafter go to see [[Gandhari (character)\|Gandhari]], the upset and weeping Kaurava mother who had lost all her sons and grandsons at the war. Gandhari, afflicted with grief on account of the death of her sons, ~~wished~~ to curse king Yudhishthira. Sage Vyasa appears and reminds her of the wisdom she taught to her sons, "victory follows righteousness", then counsels that the war was one fought for righteousness. Gandhari replies that she forgives the war, but finds it difficult to forgive actions during the war that were unjust.<ref name=jm/> She demands to know why the rules of just war were abused, why cruelty (adharma) was practiced during the war. They debate whether the promise of quicker peace justify use of weapons that kill indiscriminately, other war crimes and horrors by one side against the other side. Then she gets angry with Bhimasena's actions during his duel with her son and also his other cruel acts in war like ~~quaffing~~ Dussasana's blood. Sage Vyasa then reminds her, her sons cruel acts against Pandavas. Gandhari then asks where is king Yudhishthira~~, in wrath~~. King Yudhishthira, trembling and with joined hands, ~~approached~~ her. He accepts his faults and in soft words ~~asked~~ her that he deserves to be cursed. ~~Unto~~ Yudhishthira who spoke such words, who ~~was~~ overcome with fear, Gandhari anger ~~became~~ pacified. The sages then present ~~provide~~ a different perspective.<ref name=mnd/> After Gandhari, the Pandava brothers meet [[Kunti]] and [[Draupadi]], two women on the side of Pandavas, who express their own grief for the war. They grieve and suggest war is easy to start but war never ends, and its consequences are painfully long.<ref name=mnd/>		:: The Pandava brothers and women from the Pandava side meet Dhristrashtra. The Kaurava king attempts to kill Bhima by crushing him with his arms in retaliation for Duryodhana's death. Ascertaining his evil intentions towards Bhima, Krishna drags away the real Bhima and presents the king with an iron statue. Dhritarashtra breaks that statue, then laments Bhima's death. [[Krishna]] tells him the truth and criticizes his actions, at which Dhristrashtra repents. The Pandavas with Krishna and sages thereafter go to see [[Gandhari (character)\|Gandhari]], the upset and weeping Kaurava mother who had lost all her sons and grandsons in the war. Gandhari, afflicted with grief on account of the death of her sons, wants to curse king Yudhishthira. Sage Vyasa appears and reminds her of the wisdom she taught to her sons, "victory follows righteousness", then counsels her that the war was one fought for righteousness. Gandhari replies that she forgives the war, but finds it difficult to forgive actions during the war that were unjust.<ref name=jm/> She demands to know why the rules of just war were abused, why cruelty (adharma) was practiced during the war. They debate whether the promise of quicker peace justify the use of weapons that kill indiscriminately, other war crimes and horrors by one side against the other side. Then she gets angry with Bhimasena's actions during his duel with her son and also his other cruel acts in war, like drinking Dussasana's blood. Sage Vyasa then reminds her of her sons cruel acts against Pandavas. Gandhari then wrathfully asks where king Yudhishthira is. King Yudhishthira, trembling and with joined hands, approaches her. He accepts his faults and in soft words tells her that he deserves to be cursed. Toward Yudhishthira who spoke such words, who is overcome with fear, Gandhari anger becomes pacified. The sages then present a different perspective.<ref name=mnd/> After Gandhari, the Pandava brothers meet [[Kunti]] and [[Draupadi]], two women on the side of Pandavas, who express their own grief for the war. They grieve and suggest war is easy to start but war never ends, and its consequences are painfully long.<ref name=mnd/>

	: 2. '''Stri-vilapa Parva''' (Chapters: 16–27)<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Mahabharata, Book 12: Santi Parva[pt 2] \|url=https://advocatetanmoy.com/2018/07/10/the-mahabharata-book-12-santi-parvapt-2/ \|website=Advocatetanmoy Law Library \|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref>		: 2. '''Stri-vilapa Parva''' (Chapters: 16–27)<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Mahabharata, Book 12: Santi Parva[pt 2] \|url=https://advocatetanmoy.com/2018/07/10/the-mahabharata-book-12-santi-parvapt-2/ \|website=Advocatetanmoy Law Library \|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref>
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	==English translations==		==English translations==
	Stri Parva was composed in Sanskrit. Some Sanskrit manuscripts discovered in different parts of India title the ~~sub-books~~ differently. Several translations in English are available. Two translations from 19th century, now in public domain, are those by Kisari Mohan Ganguli<ref name=kmg/> and Manmatha Nath Dutt.<ref name=mnd/> The translations vary with each translator's interpretations.		Stri Parva was composed in Sanskrit. Some Sanskrit manuscripts discovered in different parts of India title the parts differently. Several translations in English are available. Two translations from 19th century, now in public domain, are those by Kisari Mohan Ganguli<ref name=kmg/> and Manmatha Nath Dutt.<ref name=mnd/> The translations vary with each translator's interpretations.

	Clay Sanskrit Library has published a 15 volume set of the Mahabharata which includes a translation of Stri Parva by Kate Crosby. This translation is modern and uses an old manuscript of the Epic. The translation does not remove verses and chapters now widely believed to be spurious and smuggled into the Epic in 1st or 2nd millennium AD.<ref>Kate Crosby, Book X and XI, The Clay Sanskrit Library, Mahabharata: 15-volume Set, {{ISBN\|978-0-8147-1727-1}}, New York University Press, Bilingual Edition</ref>		Clay Sanskrit Library has published a 15 volume set of the Mahabharata which includes a translation of Stri Parva by Kate Crosby. This translation is modern and uses an old manuscript of the Epic. The translation does not remove verses and chapters now widely believed to be spurious and smuggled into the Epic in 1st or 2nd millennium AD.<ref>Kate Crosby, Book X and XI, The Clay Sanskrit Library, Mahabharata: 15-volume Set, {{ISBN\|978-0-8147-1727-1}}, New York University Press, Bilingual Edition</ref>

	Debroy, in 2011, notes<ref name=bd>Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata : Volume 3, {{ISBN\|978-0143100157}}, Penguin Books, page xxiii - xxiv of Introduction</ref> that updated critical edition of Stri Parva, after removing verses and chapters generally accepted so far as spurious and inserted into the original, has 4 ~~sub-books~~, 27 adhyayas (chapters) and 713 shlokas (verses).		Debroy, in 2011, notes<ref name=bd>Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata : Volume 3, {{ISBN\|978-0143100157}}, Penguin Books, page xxiii - xxiv of Introduction</ref> that updated critical edition of Stri Parva, after removing verses and chapters generally accepted so far as spurious and inserted into the original, has 4 parts, 27 adhyayas (chapters) and 713 shlokas (verses).

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