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Ghatotkacha (Sanskrit: घटोत्कच, IAST: Ghaṭotkaca; lit. ' Bald Pot ') is a prominent character in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. [1] His name comes from the fact that his head was hairless (utkacha) and shaped like a ghatam, or a pot. [2]
Despite the inconclusiveness of the data, attempts have been made to assign a historical date to the Kurukshetra War. The existing text of the Mahābhārata went through many revisions, and mostly belongs to the period between c. 500 BCE and 400 CE.
His two most popular human avatars, Rama and Krishna, possess many celestial weapons. Krishna also employed a few of these weapons in the Mahabharata. These include: Kaumodaki: The divine mace; Krishna slays the demon Dantavakra with it. Kodanda: Also called Sharanga, it is a celestial bow wielded by Parashurama, Rama, and Krishna.
A string of back-to-back deaths of Indian students at colleges like Purdue, the University of Illinois and the University of Cincinnati have left South Asians shaken.
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 manuscripts exist in numerous versions, wherein the specifics and details of major characters and episodes vary, often significantly. Except for the sections containing the Bhagavad Gita which is remarkably consistent between the numerous manuscripts, the rest of the epic exists in many versions. [1]
Dhritarashtra and the royal women lamenting the casualties of the Kurukshetra War, a scene from the Stri Parva illustrated by Evelyn Stuart Hardy. The Stri Parva (Sanskrit: स्त्री पर्व), or the "Book of the Women," is the eleventh of eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata.
Until then, the Pakistan Army secretly trained a group of Pakistan-supporting madrasa, college and university students. This group was named Al Badar. At the verge of December, Al-Badr members came out and selectively killed Bengali professors, doctors, engineers and many other intellectuals. Many of those killed were teachers of Dhaka University.