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Under his editorship, the Mahabharata was translated to Bengali in prose form, which is still read and published widely. The whole project was supervised by Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar. The translation was completed in a house named "Sarswatashram" at Baranagar in North Kolkata. Kaliprasanna distributed Mahabharata without charging a price.
Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian historian, writer, and Indologist.He is a specialist in Indian epics, Vedas, and Puranas. [2] [3] In 2012, Bhaduri undertook the large-scale project of creating an encyclopedia of the major Indian epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana.
This is the major book of the war. Most of the great warriors on both sides are dead by the end of this book. 8 Karna Parva (The Book of Karna) 73 The continuation of the battle with Karna as commander of the Kaurava forces. 9 Shalya Parva (The Book of Shalya) 74–77 The last day of the battle, with Shalya as commander. Also told in detail, is ...
The Smriti literature is a vast corpus of diverse texts, and includes but is not limited to Vedāngas, the Hindu epics (such as the Mahabharat and Ramayan), the Sutras and Shastras, the texts of Hindu philosophies, the Puranas, the Kāvya or poetical literature, the Bhasyas, and numerous Nibandhas (digests) covering politics, ethics, culture ...
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.
Kashiram Das or Kāśīrām Dās (Bengali: কাশীরাম দাস, pronounced [ka.ʃi.raˑm d̪aˑʃ]; born 16th century) is an important poet in medieval Bengali literature. His Bengali re-telling of the Mahābhārata , known as Kāśīdāsī Môhābhārôt , is a popular and influential version of the Mahābhārata legend in Bengal .
At the request of Paragal Khan, he wrote an abridged version of the Mahabharata in Bengali. It is believed to be the first Bengali version of the Mahabharata (translate from Sanskrit). He wrote it during 1519-1519. [2] [3] His version of the Mahabharata is called "Kavindra-Mahabharata". [4]
The Mahabharata (Book 1: Adi Parva) narrates: Though Shiva was unaffected by Tilottama's beauty, the other devas were spell-bound by her beauty. Initially, Brahma and Indra remain unperturbed, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] however, so great was the desire of the great god Brahma (referred to as "Sthanu" - the firm one) to see her, a head developed on both his ...