Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Stri Parva recites the trauma and grief of women after the war. It opens with a statement of Dhritrashtra's grief at the death of all his sons and grandsons. [2] Vidura, prime minister of the kingdom of Hastinapura and sage Vyasa console his grief with a treatise on death and emotional loss. These chapters present the theory of birth-rebirth.
Haridas Siddhanta Vagish was an Indian writer, translator of Bengali literature, and Sanskrit scholar. He translated several Indian epics and classics into Bengali language which included the Mahabharata, [1] Shakuntala [2] and Meghadūta. [3]
Shloka or śloka (Sanskrit: श्लोक śloka, from the root श्रु śru, lit. ' hear ' [1] [2] in a broader sense, according to Monier-Williams's dictionary, is "any verse or stanza; a proverb, saying"; [3] but in particular it refers to the 32-syllable verse, derived from the Vedic anuṣṭubh metre, used in the Bhagavad Gita and many other works of classical Sanskrit literature.
The phrase comes from the Mahabharata verse 13.153.39. [3] On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, during the Kurukshetra War, when Arjuna tries to shake the despondency of Yudhisthira; [4] he states "victory is ensured for the side standing with Dharma". [5]
Dushasana attempts to disrobe Draupadi in the court of Hastinapura, a scene from the Sabha Parva by Raja Ravi Varma. Sabha Parva, also called the "Book of the Assembly Hall", is the second of eighteen books of Mahabharata. [1]
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
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.