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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. Interwoven into this narrative are several smaller stories about people dead or living, and philosophical discourses.
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] .
Jul 28, 2011 · The Mahabharata tells the story of a dynastic struggle for the throne of the ancient Indian kingdom of Hastinapur, between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, two branches of the same royal family. The Mahabharata is not just a story, but also contains philosophical and spiritual teachings.
May 20, 2020 · Thanks! Menon's rendering is valuable. If you are looking for a shorter, 2-volume re-telling, you can download it here: Thank you very much for uploading this great art by Ramesh Menon. The unabridged edition of Mahabharata of KM Ganguli (PC Roy version) simplified by Ramesh Menon. It has 12 volumes in plain text.
Oct 25, 2024 · The Mahabharata is one of the two Sanskrit epic poems of ancient India (the other being the Ramayana). 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.
Sep 7, 2018 · The Mahabharata is an ancient Sanskrit epic poem that tells the story of the kingdom of Kurus. It's based on a real war that took place in the 13th or 14th century B.C. between the Kuru and Panchala tribes of the Indian subcontinent.
May 9, 2009 · The innermost narrative kernel of the Mahābhārata tells the story of two sets of paternal first cousins—the five sons of the deceased king Pāṇḍu [pronounced PAAN-doo] (the five Pāṇḍavas [said as PAAN-da-va-s]) and the one hundred sons of blind King Dhṛtarāṣṭra [Dhri-ta-RAASH-tra] (the 100 hundred Dhārtarāṣṭras [Dhaar ...
The Mahābhārata (महाभारत, mahabharata) is a Sanskrit book written by Vyāsa: The largest epic poem in the world, consisting of 100,000 verses. It contains the history of ancient India and the exploits of its heroes, such as the fate of the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas.
Oct 25, 2006 · The story is known by Hindu women high and low, rich and poor, in all parts of India; and on a certain night in the year millions of Hindu women celebrate a rite in honour of the woman whose love was not conquered by death.
Oct 13, 2024 · महाभारतम् (The Mahābhārata) by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated from Sanskrit by Kisari Mohan Ganguli. →. related portals: Hinduism. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons category, quotes, Wikidata item. Published between 1883 and 1896. The Ganguli English translation of the Mahābhārata is the only complete one in the public domain.
