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Witzel notes this battle to be the probable archetype/prototype of the Kurukshetra War, narrated in the Mahabharata. [14] John Brockington takes a similar approach. [15] S. S. N. Murthy goes to the extent of proposing the battle as the very "nucleus" of the Kurukshetra War; Walter Ruben adopts a similar stance.
Hindu teachings prescribe war as the final option, to be employed only after all peaceful methods are exhausted. [1] Participation in righteous war, or dharmayuddha , was said to be honourable and was a principal duty of the Kshatriya or the warrior varna , and victory in such wars was regarded as a matter of honour.
Dieter Koch dates the war to 1198 BCE using planetarium software on the basis super-conjunctions mentioned in the text. [33] Kesheo Lakshman Daftari, one of the members of the Calendar Reform Committee which prepared the Indian national calendar, holds that the war took place in 1197 BCE. [34] V. S. Dubey claims that the war happened near 950 ...
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 details in Mausala Parva have served as a source for scholarly studies on whether the Mahabharata is entirely fictional, or if it is partly based on an ancient war in India. The chapters in Mausala Parva that describe Dwarka, its submergence in the Prabhasa sea, and others episodes of the Mahabharata have attracted the attention of scholars.
Meadowlark is a song from the musical The Baker's Wife, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. [1] It has been performed by several famous Broadway singers such as Carole Demas, Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley, Liz Callaway, Alice Ripley, Susan Egan, Judy Kuhn, Julia Murney, Sarah Brightman, Lea Salonga, Alex Newell, Tituss Burgess, [2] and Andrew Rannells.
The sometimes-spirited debate included state representative Rich Vial playing the meadowlark's song on his smartphone over the House microphone. [13] A compromise was reached in SCR 18, [14] which was passed on the last day of the session, designating the western meadowlark as the state songbird and the osprey as the state raptor.
Pandavani, literally means stories or songs of the Pandavas, [7] the legendary brothers of Mahabharat, and involves the lead singer, enacting and singing an episode (called '| prasang) from the epic with an ektara or a tambura (stringed musical instrument), decorated with small bells and peacock feathers in one hand and sometimes kartal (a pair ...