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Mahabharata

The Mahābhārata (/məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətə, ˌmɑːhə-/ mə-HAH-BAR-ə-tə, MAH-hə-; Sanskrit: महाभारतम्, IAST: Mahābhāratam, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced [mɐɦaːˈbʱaːrɐt̪ɐm], 'Great Bharata')…

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Author
Vyasa
Chapters
18 Parvas
Language
Sanskrit
Period
circa 8th century BCE – 3rd century BCE Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE – 4th century CE
Religion
Hinduism
Verses
100,000

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related to General sources · 153
Mahabharata → Agam Prakashan, Alf, All-India Oriental Conference, Altindischen Prosa, An Inquiry, Ancient India, Ancient Indian Historical Tradition, Anthem Press, Arshia, Ashtādhyāyī, Ashvalayana Grhya Sutra, Astrological Key, Badrinath, Bandyopadhyaya, Basham, Battle, Benares, Berlin, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Bhasin
related to Derivative Literature · 48
Mahabharata → Amar Chitra Katha, Anamni Angana, Andha Yug, Aryavarta Chronicles Series, Bahuk, Bahuka, Bengali, Bhasa, Bhima, Broken Thigh, Buddhadeva Bose, CE Sanskrit, Chinu Modi, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Dharamvir Bharati, Draupadi, Draupadi's, Duryodhana, Ebrahim Alkazi, Ghatotkacha
related to Jain version · 46
Mahabharata → According, Antakrddaaśāh, Apart, Baladeva, Balarama, Balrama, BCE, Bhadrabahu, From, Hagiography, Harivamsa, Harivamsapurana, Hindu Puranas, Illustrious, In, Instead, Jain, Jain Puranas, Jain Tirthankara, Jaini
related to Accretion and redaction · 37
Mahabharata → Adi Parva, Anushasana Parva, Ashtadhyayi, Ashvalayana Grihyasutra, At, BCE, Bharata, Bhārata, CE, However, India, Indian, It, Jaya, John Brockington, Kushan Period, Mahābhārata, Our, Panini's, Research
related to The Pandava and Kaurava princes · 34
Mahabharata → Ambalika, Ambika, Bhishma, Dhritarashtra, Dhritarashtra's, Due, Gandhara, Gandhari, He, Her, However, Kindama, King Dhritarashtra, King Pandu, Kunti, Kuru, Madri, Mahamantri, Mahatma, One
related to Single-Volume Translations · 27
Mahabharata → Arshia, Carole, Chakravarthi, Chicago Press, Children, Columbia University Press, Indian Epic, John, Juggernaut Books, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Modern Retelling, Narasimhan, Narayan, Norton, Penguin, Penguin Classics, Sanskrit, Sattar
related to External links · 26
Mahabharata → All, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, BORI, BORIThe Mahabharata, Brown UniversityCritical Edition Prepared, Classics, Das Professor, Department, English, Fitzgerald, Hinduism, Holybooks, India, LibriVox, Mahabharataharivamsham, MahabharataSanskrit, Mahābhārata, MB, Parva, PDF
related to Sanskrit commentaries · 23
Mahabharata → AD, Advaita Vedanta, Although, Arjuna Miśra, Author, Bengal, Bhāratabhāvadīpa, Bhāratārthadīpikā, Durghaṭārthaprakāśinī, Dvaita Vedanta, Lakṣālāṅkāra, Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, Nīlakaṇṭha's, Originating, Parvas, Ratnagarbha, Sanskrit, Sarvajña Nārāyaṇa, There, Vimalabodha
related to In film and television · 20
Mahabharata → Avignon, Bharat Ek Khoj, Chopra, Doordarshan, In, In Indian, India's, It, Kalyug, Mahabharat, Peter Brook's, Prakash Jha, Raajneeti, Ravi Chopra, Shyam Benegal, STAR Plus, Swastik Productions Pvt, The, The Mahābhārata, Western
related to Cultural influence · 19
Mahabharata → Arjuna, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bhagavad Gita, Gita, Hindi, Hindu, In, Indian, It, Jnanpith Award, Karna, Krishna, Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar's Rashmirathi, Swami Vivekananda, This, Vedantic, Yogic

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mahābhārata pandavas krishna epic century sanskrit translation vyasa yudhishthira arjuna text first war king version bce duryodhana pandu also india

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MahabharataAuthorVyasa1.00infobox
MahabharataChapters18 Parvas1.00infobox
MahabharataLanguageSanskrit1.00infobox
MahabharataPeriodcirca 8th century BCE – 3rd century BCE Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE – 4th century CE1.00infobox
MahabharataReligionHinduism1.00infobox
MahabharataVerses100,0001.00infobox
Mahabharatais apartially surviving Bharata Venba by Perundevanar in the 9th century0.90text
Mahabharatarelated to Accretion and redactionResearch0.60section
Mahabharatarelated to Accretion and redactionMahābhārata0.60section
Mahabharatarelated to Accretion and redactionSome0.60section
Mahabharatarelated to Accretion and redactionVedic0.60section
Mahabharatarelated to Accretion and redactionThe0.60section

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