Mahabharta Book 3 Vana Parva (The Book of the Forest) (also Aranyaka Parva, Aranya Parva) is the book in the Mahabharata that discusses the twelve-year exile of the Pandavas in the forest.

It is one of the longest of the 18 books in the Mahabharata, and contains in it both the story of Arjuna and the Kirata, and that of Nala

Nala

Nala , a character in Hindu mythology, is the king of Nishadha Kingdom, son of Virasena. Nala is known for his skill with horses and culinary expertise. He marries princess Damayanti, of Vidarbha Kingdom, and their story is told in the Mahabharata. His main weakness is gambling...

 and Damayanti

Damayanti

Damayanti , a character in Hindu mythology, was the princess of Vidarbha Kingdom, who married king Nala, of Nishadha Kingdom, and their story is told in the Mahabharata.-The story:...

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External links

• Translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
  Kisari Mohan Ganguli
  Kisari Mohan Ganguli was an Indian translator, who is most known for the first complete English translation of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata published as The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose between 1883 to 1896 by Pratap Chandra Roy , a Calcutta bookseller,...
  
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