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  2. Mahabharata - Wikipedia

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    Indian Vedic Scholar Shripad Damodar Satwalekar translated the Critical Edition of Mahabharata into Hindi [82] which was assigned to him by the Government of India. After his death, the task was taken up by Shrutisheel Sharma. [83] [84] [note 1] Indian economist Bibek Debroy also wrote an unabridged English translation in ten volumes. Volume 1 ...

  3. Kurukshetra War - Wikipedia

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    The war was greatly expanded and modified in the Mahabharata's account, which makes it dubious. [16] Attempts have been made to assign a historical date to the Kurukshetra war, with research suggesting c. 1000 BCE. [ 14 ]

  4. Shalya Parva - Wikipedia

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    The Shalya Parva (Sanskrit: शल्य पर्व), or the Book of Shalya, is the ninth of eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata. Shalya Parva traditionally has 4 parts and 65 chapters. [1] [2] The critical edition of Shalya Parva has 4 parts and 64 chapters. [3] [4]

  5. Bhishma Ashtami - Wikipedia

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    The anniversary of Bhishma's death is observed during Magha Shukla Ashtami, the eighth day of the fortnight of the month of Magha. [3] According to the legend associated with the day, Bhishma waited for 58 days before leaving his body so that he would pass on the auspicious day of Uttarayana, which marks the northward passage of the sun after ...

  6. Akshauhini - Wikipedia

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    An akshauhini (Sanskrit: अक्षौहिणी akṣauhiṇī) is described in the Mahabharata (Adi Parva 2.15-23) as a battle formation consisting of 21,870 chariots (Sanskrit ratha); 21,870 elephants (Sanskrit gaja); 65,610 horses (Sanskrit turaga) and 109,350 infantry (Sanskrit pada sainyam).

  7. Hindu mythological wars - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Karna Parva - Wikipedia

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    Death of Karna. The Karna Parva (Sanskrit: कर्ण पर्व), or the Book of Karna, is the eighth of eighteen books of the Indian Epic Mahabharata. Karna Parva traditionally has 96 chapters. [1] [2] The critical edition of Karna Parv has 69 chapters [3] [4]

  9. Mausala Parva - Wikipedia

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    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. [20] [21] It has led to the hypothesis that if any city named Dwarka existed in ancient India, it is likely to have been in the modern Indian state of Gujarat or Maharashtra. [22]