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ARTICLES RELATED TO Mahabharata - Another Viewpoint | | | |  Mahabharata - Another Viewpoint: Encyclopedia II - Mahabharata - The central storyThe core story of the work is that of a dynastic struggle for the throne of Hastinapura, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan. The two collateral branches of the family that participate in the struggle are the Kauravas, the elder branch of the family, and the Pandavas, the younger branch.
The struggle culminates leading to the Great battle of Kurukshetra, and the Pandavas are ultimately victorious. The Mahabharata itself ends with the death of Krishna, and the subsequent end of his dynasty, and ascent of the Pandava brothers to Heaven. ...
See also:Mahabharata, Mahabharata - Scope, Mahabharata - Background and history, Mahabharata - The central story, Mahabharata - The books, Mahabharata - Jaimini's version, Mahabharata - In modern times, Mahabharata - Another Viewpoint Read more here: » Mahabharata: Encyclopedia II - Mahabharata - The central story |
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| | | | Mahabharata - Another Viewpoint: Encyclopedia II - Mahabharata - In modern times Between 1919 and 1966, the scholars at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, compared the various manuscripts of the epic from India and abroad and produced a Critical Edition of the Mahabharata. This is the text that is usually used in current Mahabharata studies for reference.
In the late 1980s, the Mahabharata (IMDb entry) was televised and shown on India's national TV (Doordarshan). Directed by B. R. Chopra, it was immensely popular, so much so that streets were deserted when it was telecast and even Cabinet meetings w ...
See also:Mahabharata, Mahabharata - Scope, Mahabharata - Background and history, Mahabharata - The central story, Mahabharata - The books, Mahabharata - Jaimini's version, Mahabharata - In modern times, Mahabharata - Another Viewpoint Read more here: » Mahabharata: Encyclopedia II - Mahabharata - In modern times |
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| | | | Mahabharata - Another Viewpoint: Encyclopedia II - Mahabharata - The books The Mahabharata is written in eighteen parvas (chapters or books) which are:
Adi-parva - Introduction, birth and upbringing of the princes. (Adi = first).
Sabha-parva - Life at the court, the game of dice, and the exile of the Pandavas. Maya Danava erects the palace and court (sabha), at Indraprastha.
Aranyaka-parva (also Vanaparva, Aranyaparva) - The twelve years in exile in the forest (aranya).
Virata-parva - The year in exile spent at the court of Virata.
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See also:Mahabharata, Mahabharata - Scope, Mahabharata - Background and history, Mahabharata - The central story, Mahabharata - The books, Mahabharata - Jaimini's version, Mahabharata - In modern times, Mahabharata - Another Viewpoint Read more here: » Mahabharata: Encyclopedia II - Mahabharata - The books |
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| | | | Mahabharata - Another Viewpoint: Encyclopedia II - Mahabharata - Scope With its vast philosophical depth and sheer magnitude, a consummate embodiment of the ethos of not only grand India but of Hinduism and Vedic tradition, the Mahabharata's scope and grandeur is best summarized by one quotation from the beginning of its first parva (section): "What is found here, may be found elsewhere. What is not found here, will not be found elsewhere."
In its scope, the Mahabharata is more than simply a story of kings and princes, sages and wisemen, demons and gods; its author, Vyasa, says that one of its aim ...
See also:Mahabharata, Mahabharata - Scope, Mahabharata - Background and history, Mahabharata - The central story, Mahabharata - The books, Mahabharata - Jaimini's version, Mahabharata - In modern times, Mahabharata - Another Viewpoint Read more here: » Mahabharata: Encyclopedia II - Mahabharata - Scope |
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