The original Mahabaratham Book written by Sri Veda Vyasa Maharishi in Sanskrit was translated to Tamil (prose type) by various eminent scholars in Tamil and Sanskrit namely T E SRINIVASACHARIAR,. T V SRINIVASACHARIAR, PAIKANADU GANAPATHY SASTRIGAL, MADHWA SASTRA SAMPURNAR VENKATESACHARIAR, KARUNKULAM BRAHMASRI KRISHNA SASTRIGAL and composed by MAHAMAHOPADHYAYA M V RAMUNUJACHARIAR. This work had been a appraised by Tamil thatha U Ve. Swaminathaiyer, Vai. Mu. Sadagoparamanuja chariar and Thirupugazh Kripanandavariar and many critics have reviewed this book across many magazines and newspaper like The Hindu, Senthamil, Sudasamitran, The Madras Mail etc., appreciating this master piece backthen. Since it was translated from The South Indian Text of sanskrit publication by Madhva Vilas Book Depot, Kumbakonam, this Tamil version book was called as Kumbakonam Pathipu. Our grandfather, S. Sivaramakrishnaiyer of Kumbakonam registered copy right and published this Tamil version. Since then, our grandfather generation continues publication of this Kumbakonam Pathipu of Mahabaratham Book. This has been published in 9 volumes containing 18 parvas ( 9000 pages approximately) as detailed in below Adhi parva, Sabha parva Vana parva, Virada parva, Udyoga parva, Bhishma parva, Drona parva, Karna parva, Salya parva, Sowpthika parva, Shtri parva, Santhi parva, Anushasana parava, Ashwamethika parva, Ashramavachika parva, Mousala parva, Maha prasthanika parva, Swargarohana parva.