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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 ...
Mahabharat is an Indian Hindi-language epic television series based on the ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. The original airing consisted of a total of 94 episodes [2] and were broadcast from 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990 on Doordarshan. [3] [4] [5] It was produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by his son, Ravi Chopra. [6]
In the Mahabharata, Ganga was the first wife of Shantanu, and the mother of heroic warrior-patriarch, Bhishma. When she met Shantanu for the first time, Shantanu asked her to become his wife. She agreed on the condition that he would not ask her a single question. Later, she gave birth to 8 children, who were Vasus reborn as mortals due to a ...
Vyasa's birth name is Krishna Dvaipāyana, which refers to his dark complexion (krishna) and his birthplace being on an island (dvaipayana), [2] although he is more commonly known as "Vedvyasa" (Sanskrit: वेदव्यास, Vedavyāsa) as he has compiled the single, eternal Veda into four separate books—Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and ...
Mahabharat is a 2013 Indian epic mythological television series based on the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. [3] It aired from 16 September 2013 to 16 August 2014 on Star Plus. [4] [5] The series is available digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Swastik Productions Pvt. Ltd, it starred Saurabh Raj Jain, Pooja Sharma, Shaheer Sheikh and Aham ...
The first Mahābhārata says that this site was chosen because a sin committed on land was forgiven because of the land's sanctity. [12] The events of the war make up more than a quarter of the Mahabharata. These chapters are considered among the oldest in the Mahabharata.
The Adi Parva or The Book of the Beginning is the first of eighteen books of the Mahabharata. "Ādi" in Sanskrit means "first". Adi Parva traditionally has 19 parts and 236 adhyayas (chapters). [1] [2] The critical edition of Adi Parva has 19 parts and 225 chapters. [3] [4]
The Mahabharata (Narayan book), 1978, an abridged translation to English by R. K. Narayan; The Mahābhārata, a translation of the Mahabharata by John D. Smith; The Mahabharata, a 1985 French play by Jean-Claude Carrière and Peter Brook; Mahabharata, 1985, a comic adaptation of Mahabharata in 42 issues by Amar Chitra Katha