Mahabharata - Wikipedia 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 Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa [5]
Mahabharata | Definition, Story, History, Facts | Britannica 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”)
Mahabharata - World History Encyclopedia 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 Story of the Mahabharata, Indias Longest Epic Poem 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
Hinduism | Sacred Texts Archive The Mahabharata at sacred-texts com Hindu sacred texts including Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Sanskrit scriptures Browse 145+ texts in this comprehensive collection
The Mahabharata The Mahabharata is an ancient Sanskrit epic, and one of the two great epics of India It narrates the events of the Great War at Kurukshetra, that leads to the manifestation of Lord Krishna on Earth, delivering the Srimad Bhagvad Gita (the Song of the Lord)
The Story of the Mahabharata - Brown University Several of the important ethical and theological themes of the Mahābhārata are tied together in this sermon, and this "Song of the Blessed One" has exerted much the same sort of powerful and far-reaching influence in Indian Civilization that the New Testament has in Christendom