The Mahābhārata (/məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətə, ˌmɑːhə-/ mə-HAH-BAR-ə-tə, MAH-hə-; Sanskrit: महाभारतम्, IAST: Mahābhāratam, pronounced [mɐɦaːˈbʱaːrɐt̪ɐm]) is one of...
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The Mahābhārata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, composed by Veda Vyasa. The main story concerns the sons of Pandu, the Pandavas...
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of Bharata. The legend of Bharata is featured in the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata, where he is mentioned as the son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala. The story...
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Gandhara', IAST: Gāndhārī) is a prominent figure in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. She was a princess of Gandhara Kingdom and the wife of Dhritrashtra...
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Look up Mahabharata in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana...
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Kurukshetra War (redirect from Mahabharata war)
(Sanskrit: कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध), also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata (Sanskrit: महाभारत), arising from a dynastic...
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(Sanskrit: अम्बिका, romanized: Ambikā) is a princess featured in the Mahabharata. The daughter of Kashya, the King of Kashi, she is abducted by Bhishma...
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(Sanskrit: अम्बा, romanized: Ambā) is a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. She is the eldest and most beautiful daughter of Kashya, the King of...
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उत्तरा, romanized: Uttarā) is a princess in Hindu mythology. In the Mahabharata, she is described to be the daughter of Queen Sudeshna and King Virata...
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The following is a list of the avataras of the epic Mahabharata, and their original devatas (deities) and others....
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Vyasa (category Mahabharata)
Hindu traditions. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahābhārata. Vyasa is also regarded by many Hindus as a partial incarnation (Sanskrit:...
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In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Krishna is the son of the Yaduvamsha chief Vasudeva and his wife Devaki. He is also widely known by his epithet, Vāsudeva...
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Kali Yuga (section References in the Mahabharata)
and hypocrisy". A complete description of Kali Yuga is found in the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Vishnu Smriti, and various Puranas. According to P. V. Kane...
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Bhanumati (wife of Duryodhana) (redirect from Bhanumathi (Mahabharata))
Bhanumati is the wife of Duryodhana, the main antagonist of the epic Mahabharata Originally unnamed in the epic, the name of Duryodhana's wife is added...
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The Mahabharata Secret is the debut novel by Indian author Christopher C. Doyle and was released on 21 October 2013 by Om Books. The story follows Vijay...
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Kuru Kingdom (redirect from Kuru kingdom (Mahabharata))
Kurus continued into the post-Vedic period, providing the basis for the Mahabharata epic. The Kuru kingdom corresponds with the archaeological Painted Grey...
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jewels'), also known as Manalura, is a kingdom mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. According to the epic, it was located near a sea-shore, the Mahendra...
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Karna (category Characters in the Mahabharata)
Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the...
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Rakshasa (section In the Mahabharata)
University Press. pp. 68–84. Mahabharata, Book I: Adi Parva, Section 154 Mahabharata, Book I: Adi Parva, Sections 159-166.) Mahabharata, Book III: Varna Parva...
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Bhishma (redirect from Bhishma Pratigya (Mahabharata))
Pitamaha, Gangaputra, and Devavrata, is a major character of the epic Mahabharata and the protagonist of the Bhishma Parva episode. He was the supreme...
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Chinas (redirect from China in the Mahābhārata)
Cīna) are a people mentioned in ancient Indian literature, such as the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, and the Puranic literature. The origin of the Sanskrit name...
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The Mahabharata is a 1989 film version of the Hindu epic Mahabharata directed by Peter Brook. Brook's original 1985 stage play was 9 hours long, and toured...
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Upapandavas (redirect from Sutasoma (Mahabharata))
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the Upapandavas (IAST: Upapāṇḍava, Sanskrit: उपपाण्डव, lit. junior Pandavas), also known as Pandavaputras (IAST: Pāṇḍavaputra...
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Mahabharata is a historical book retold by C. Rajagopalachari. It was first published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1958. This book is an abridged English...
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Wives of Karna (redirect from Padmavati (Kashidasi Mahabharata))
about marital life of Karna, one the prominent figures of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, is hardly provided in the narrative. His wives are unnamed and belonged...
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and Kampilya was capital of southern Panchala. The Panchala kingdom (Mahabharata) extends from the Himalayas in the north; to the Charmanwati river; with...
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Parashurama (category Characters in the Mahabharata)
with Rama (the protagonist of the Ramayana). He is mentioned in the Mahabharata as the guru of Bhisma, Drona, Rukmi and Karna. According to Hindu mythology...
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मैत्रेय) (sometimes written Mythreya) was a sage or Maharishi in the Mahabharata. His descendants are Maitreya or Moitra or Maitra or Maitreya Maharishi...
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which morphed into Kalki. This proposal is supported by two versions of Mahabharata manuscripts (e.g. the G3.6 manuscript) that have been found, where the...
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Draupadi (category Characters in the Mahabharata)
Panchali, and Yajnaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, and the wife of the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna...
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