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Mahabharata Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Language Sanskrit Period Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE–4th century CE Chapters 18 Parvas Verses 200,000 Full text Mahabharata at Sanskrit Wikisource Mahabharata at English Wikisource Part of a series on Hindu scriptures and texts Shruti Smriti List Vedas Rigveda Samaveda ...
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India composed by Veda Vyasa. At its heart lies the epic struggle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The central characters include the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva—along with their wife Draupadi.
1.2 Summary. 2 English translations. ... is the seventeenth of eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It traditionally has three chapters, as does the ...
Central to the epic is an account of a war that took place between two rival families belonging to this clan. [9] Kurukshetra (literally " Region of the Kurus"), also known as Dharmakshetra (the "Region of Dharma "), [ 10 ] was the battleground on which the Kurukshetra War was fought. [ 11 ]
Nala and Damayanti, also known as Nalopakhyana (Sanskrit title: नलोपाख्यान Nalopākhyāna, i.e. "Episode of Nala"), is an episode from the Indian epic Mahabharata. It is about King Nala (नल Nala) and his wife Damayanti (दमयन्ती Damayantī): Nala loses his kingdom in a game of dice and has to go into exile ...
The epic acknowledges Ekalavya’s humanity, asserting the dignity of those excluded from the social order. Das notes that Ekalavya's story serves as a political rallying point for Dalit communities advocating social change. Unlike the epic’s Ekalavya, who accepted his fate, modern interpretations highlight his struggle for dignity and ...
Vyasa is regarded to have taught the Mahabharata of 100,000 verses to Vaishampayana. He is regarded to have recited the epic to King Janamejaya at his sarpa satra (snake sacrifice). [4] The Harivamsha Purana is also recited by him, where he narrates the legend of Prithu's emergence from Vena. [5] [6]
Clay Sanskrit Library has published a 15 volume set of the Mahabharata which includes a translation of Udyoga Parva by Kathleen Garbutt. This translation is modern and uses an old manuscript of the Epic. The translation does not remove verses and chapters now widely believed to be spurious and smuggled into the Epic in 1st or 2nd millennium AD ...