The Mahabharata: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mahabharata runs 44.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shaheen Khan and Sagar Arya (about 29.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 44.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 89 days |
| 1 hour / day | 45 days |
| 2 hours / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 30 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 44.1 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 4,755 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Shaheen Khan
Shaheen Khan narrates 51 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 372 hours in all.
About as long, on the World Religions shelf
7 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Mahabharata is an audiobook by Vyasa: a 44.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Shaheen Khan and Sagar Arya, released March 25, 2021, on the Poetry and World Religions shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 44.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shaheen Khan, Sagar Arya
- Released
- March 25, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Poetry, World Religions
- ISBN
- 9780241524657
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Mahabharata as an audiobook?
The Mahabharata runs 44.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 29.4 hours.
Is The Mahabharata free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Mahabharata?
The Mahabharata is narrated by Shaheen Khan and Sagar Arya.
Is The Mahabharata worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 29.4 hours, saving 14.7 hours.