The Mahābhārata (/məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətə, ˌmɑːhə-/ mə-HAH-BAR-ə-tə, MAH-hə-; Sanskrit: महाभारतम्, IAST: Mahābhāratam, pronounced [mɐɦaːˈbʱaːrɐt̪ɐm]) is one of...

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...

Gandhara', IAST: Gāndhārī) is a prominent figure in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. She was the princess of the Gandhara Kingdom and wife of Dhritrashtra...

Bharatas tribe. 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...

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...

(Sanskrit: कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध), also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata (Sanskrit: महाभारत), arising from a dynastic...

अम्बिका, romanized: Ambikā) is the queen of Kuru Kingdom in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The second daughter of Kashya, the King of Kashi and Kausalya, she is...

(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...

romanized: Uttarā) is the princess of Matsya, described in the epic Mahabharata. She is the daughter of Queen Sudeshna and King Virata, at whose court...

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...

The following is a list of the avataras of the epic Mahabharata, and their original devatas (deities) and others....

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:...

and hypocrisy". A complete description of Kali Yuga is found in the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Vishnu Smriti, and various Puranas. According to P. V. Kane...

romanized: Uttarakumāra) is a prince of the Matsya Kingdom featured in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the eldest son of King Virata and his wife Sudeshna, at whose...

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...

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...

Pitamaha, Gangaputra, and Devavrata, is a major character of the epic Mahabharata and the protagonist of the Bhishma Parva episode. He was the supreme...

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...

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...

Kurus continued into the post-Vedic period, providing the basis for the Mahabharata epic. The Kuru kingdom corresponds with the archaeological Painted Grey...

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...

Cīna) are a people mentioned in ancient Indian literature, such as the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, and the Puranic literature. The origin of the Sanskrit name...

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the Upapandavas (IAST: Upapāṇḍava, Sanskrit: उपपाण्डव, lit. junior Pandavas), also known as Pandavaputras (IAST: Pāṇḍavaputra...

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...

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...

Khasas were a north western tribe mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. Khasas were mentioned along with Chivukas and Pulindas and Chinas, Hunas, Pahlavas...

"The Mahabharata, Book 3: Vana Parva: Kairata Parva: Section XL". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28. Sacred Texts Hinduism, Mahabharata, Section...

मैत्रेय) (sometimes written Mythreya) was a sage or Maharishi in the Mahabharata. His descendants are Maitreya or Moitra or Maitra or Maitreya Maharishi...

Panchali, and Yajnaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, and the wife of the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna...

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...