Writer of Mahabharata

nethra · 05-31-2010, 07:31 AM

The Mahabharata (Sanskrit Mahābhārata महाभारत) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa. The epic is part of the Hindu itihāsa (or "history").
Besides its epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandavas, the Mahabharata contains much philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or purusharthas (12.161). The latter are enumerated as dharma (right action), artha (purpose), kama (pleasure), and moksha (liberation). Among the principal works and stories that are a part of the Mahabharata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, an abbreviated version of the Ramayana, and the Rishyasringa, often considered as works in their own right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata

neilmarr · 05-31-2010, 01:48 PM

Well, that was an interesting (and lively) introduction, Nethra. Sorry, though: No karma to you. Neil

jaxx6166 · 05-31-2010, 06:37 PM

Uhm...thanks for enlightening us?

GeoffC · 06-02-2010, 05:06 AM

mmmm ?

lene1949 · 06-02-2010, 05:08 AM

05-31-2010, 07:31 AM	#1
nethra Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	Writer of Mahabharata The Mahabharata (Sanskrit Mahābhārata महाभारत) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa. The epic is part of the Hindu itihāsa (or "history"). Besides its epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandavas, the Mahabharata contains much philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or purusharthas (12.161). The latter are enumerated as dharma (right action), artha (purpose), kama (pleasure), and moksha (liberation). Among the principal works and stories that are a part of the Mahabharata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, an abbreviated version of the Ramayana, and the Rishyasringa, often considered as works in their own right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata

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05-31-2010, 01:48 PM	#2
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Well, that was an interesting (and lively) introduction, Nethra. Sorry, though: No karma to you. Neil

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jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Uhm...thanks for enlightening us?

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	mmmm ?

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