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The Mahābhārata (/ məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətə, ˌmɑːhə -/ mə-HAH-BAR-ə-tə, MAH-hə-; [1][2][3][4] Sanskrit: महाभारतम्, IAST: Mahābhāratam, pronounced [mɐɦaːˈbʱaːrɐt̪ɐm]) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa. [5] .
Aug 25, 2016 · The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic where the main story revolves around two branches of a family - the Pandavas and Kauravas - who, in the Kurukshetra War, battle for the throne of Hastinapura.
Oct 25, 2024 · The Mahabharata is an important source of information on the development of Hinduism between 400 bce and 200 ce and is regarded by Hindus as both a text about dharma (Hindu moral law) and a history (itihasa, literally “that’s what happened”).
Sep 7, 2018 · The Mahabharata, also known as the great epic of the Bharata Dynasty, is divided into two books of more than 100,000 verses, each containing two lines or couplets totaling more than 1.8 million words. It is roughly 10 times as long as "The Illiad," one of the most notable Western epic poems.
Jul 5, 2024 · The plot of the Mahabharata revolves around a struggle for political power between two groups of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas. It is made up of about 100,000 couplets divided into 18 sections, making it the longest epic poem in the world's history.
The Ganguli English translation of the Mahabharata is the only complete one in the public domain. Books 1-4 were proofed at Distributed Proofing (Juliet Sutherland, Project Manager), from page images scanned at sacred-texts.com. Books 5-7 and 12-15 were scanned and proofed at sacred-texts.com by John Bruno Hare.
May 9, 2009 · The most dramatic figure of the entire Mahābhārata, however, is Kṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva of the tribe of Andhaka Vṛṣṇis, located in the city of Dvārakā in the far west, near the ocean. His name is, thus Kṛṣṇa Vāsudeva [Vaa-su-DAY-va].
