How does “Mahabharata” end?

Aswathamma killed all the upapandavas (children of pandava brothers with Draupadi), shikandi and dhristadhyumna and several others in the 18th day night of the war. When confronted by the pandavas, He launched a Brahmashira to kill Uttara's womb (only to be saved by Krishna and to be named by him as Parikshit). read more

Mahabharata ended with the Mausala Parva, Mahaprasthanik Parva and Swargarohan Parva. While these are three parvas (chapters) they are so interlinked and closely spaced that it is almost one single event. read more

Mahabharata follows the classic Indian narrative structure of a story within a story. The story starts with the arrival of the bard, Ugrashrava Suta/Sauti at the hermitage of the Saunakas at Naimisha. The rest of the story is a narration by Ugrashrava of past happenings. Safe to say that the narrative also ends with the end of Ugrashrava's narration. read more

At the end of the 18-day battle, only the Pandavas, Satyaki, Kripa, Ashwatthama, Kritavarma, Yuyutsu and Krishna survive. The end of the Pandavas Gandhari, blindfolded, supporting Dhrtarashtra and following Kunti when Dhrtarashtra became old and infirm and retired to the forest. read more