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Discover the Epic Mahabharata: History and Legacy
The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem in the world and is believed to have been composed as early as the 4th century BCE or even earlier by the sage Vyasa who was also a character in the story As a whole the Mahabharata is about ten times the length of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey put together and the Bhagavad Gita which is only one section of the whole epic is considered one of the most important Hindu scriptures The story is still popular in India today and children are still named after the characters
The poem is all about issues of succession and the lead up to the Kurukshetra War and then the war itself and the aftermath Much like the Trojan War from the Iliad the Kurukshetra War may have actually been a historical event but through time it has been embellished to the current form which is now considered a legendary narrative
#indian #arjuna #kauravas
Discover the Epic Mahabharata: History and Legacy
The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem in the world and is believed to have been composed as early as the 4th century BCE or even earlier by the sage Vyasa who was also a character in the story As a whole the Mahabharata is about ten times the length of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey put together and the Bhagavad Gita which is only one section of the whole epic is considered one of the most important Hindu scriptures The story is still popular in India today and children are still named after the characters
The poem is all about issues of succession and the lead up to the Kurukshetra War and then the war itself and the aftermath Much like the Trojan War from the Iliad the Kurukshetra War may have actually been a historical event but through time it has been embellished to the current form which is now considered a legendary narrative
#indian #arjuna #kauravas
