Mahabharata Indian World Literature
Mahabharata Indian World Literature
Much of Indian literature is based on this great epic story of northern India. The story is centered around the dynastic struggle for the throne of the kingdom of Hastinapura, and it spans several generations of the descendants of King Kuru. Many other stories and some scriptures have come to be embedded within it.
The authorship is traditionally attributed to Vyasa, also known as Krishna Dvaipayana, who is also grandfather to some of the principal characters.
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A Wonder of Ancient India: The Mahabharata - A brief summary of the purpose and meaning of the work by Nhilde Davidson.
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Sacred-Texts: Hinduism - The complete text of the translation by Kisan Mohan Ganguli.
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Mahabharata-Tatparya-Nirnaya Bhava-Sangraha - A translation of a 32 verse summary of the Mahabharata. This site contains much information that will be useful to those engaged in research.
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Mahabharata - The complete text of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari's retelling of the story, as a single online PDF file.
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Mahabharata resources - Provides resources on the introduction to the epic, Sanskrit text, translations, retellings, studies, art/theatre/ritual, variations, creative insights, quotes, etc.
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Epics of India - Contains an abridged but complete version of Mahabharata. Also includes a summary of the epic.
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The Mahabharat Chronology - The site describes the Vedic calendar and then gives the dates for the important events of the Mahabharata based on that calendar, thus giving a time frame to the epic and the ages of the characters at the various events.
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The Mahabharata - An introduction to the study of the work, with a very brief summary, and reviews of some of the available translations.
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Mahabharata Tatparyam Nirnaya - Download text, and information about one of the oldest commentaries on the Mahabharata.
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Mahabharata: the Great Epic of India - Includes an introduction and a synopsis, a list of English translations of the epic. Also has discussions of what dharma is, and of the complex dilemmas faced by the heroes and villains of the story.
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The Mahabharata and the Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition - Discusses the evidence and the possibilities for placing the basic story in the third to fifth millenia before the Christian era. By Subhash Kak.
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