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The Adi Parva or The Book of the Beginning is the first of eighteen books of the Mahabharata. "Adi" is a Sanskrit word that means "first". It is the beginning of Karna and his brothers' journey.Adi Parva traditionally has 19 parts and 236 adhyayas. The critical edition of Adi Parva has 19 parts and 225 chapters.