How long does it take to read Mahabharata?
Krishna Dharma
Mahabharata by Krishna Dharma takes about 17 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 17 hours 15 minutes
A long haul
First published 1999. 941 pages, about 258,775 words.
35 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 28 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 17 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is, hands down, the best English translation of the ancient Indian text.
Subjects: Fiction, Hindu mythology, Adaptations, Mahābhārata
