Myths of Mankind - The Mahabharata Part6

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"), and forms an important part of Hindu mythology.

It is of immense importance to culture in the Indian subcontinent, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (dharma or duty, artha or purpose, kāma, pleasure or desire and moksha or liberation) takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.

The title may be translated as "the great tale of the Bhārata dynasty". According to the Mahabharata's own testimony it is extended from a shorter version simply called Bhārata of 24,000 verses.

Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. There have been many attempts to unravel its historical growth and composition layers. Its earliest layers probably date back to the late Vedic period (ca. 8th c. BCE) and it probably reached its final form by the time the Gupta period began (ca. 4th c. CE).

With about one hundred thousand verses, long prose passages, and about 1.8 million words in total, the Mahabharata is the longest epic poem in the world. It is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and Odyssey combined, roughly five times longer than Dante's Divine Comedy, and about four times the length of the Ramayana. Including the Harivaṃśa, the Mahabharata has a total length of more than 90,000 verses.

Myths of Mankind - The Mahabharata Part6

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[soge84x]

That was truly fascinating. Thak you for the upload.

[this1wasnttaken]

@Rohit84up and the saddest thing to consider is that after all these thousands of years of preservation, India's own people are largely desperate to become "modernized" and "westernized". while all other countries and cultures are wising up to the ancient medicinal, spiritual, geographical, etc. knowledge that the culture and religion in India has always been aware of. (ex: benefits of various spices for health, meditation, yoga, Ayurveda) When will India realize it's own immeasurable value??

[KillinDaWelfareMCs]

jesus saves!

[amand156]

good job

[daas8214]

@Rohit84up Actually it wasn't an invasion, more like a gradual take over, thanks to many cowardly Indian Kings.

[daas8214]

@habrass All these western words have some origin in Sanskirt. For example, Serpent(Snake) is Sarpa(snake) in Sanskrit and so on..

[jgbloyd]

@this1wasnttaken Cycles within cycles of cycles. It's sad, but India cannot just stay forever in a golden age.

[GLYDE8]

What do you think of Slavic-Aryan Vedas?

[habrass]

I found out that my name derives from brath or barat and we are from Scotland. The meaning of our name meant "the dark or swarthy ones". The Phoenicians also called themselves barats or Bharats and they came to Britain in ancient times to trade (mostly in tin) I would appreciate any additional leads or information about this.

[Rohit84up]

@a575981735977018 The British invasion was the worst thing ever happened to india. They not only robbed india of its resources but also made us live Mahabharat all over again when they divided india in 1947 and caused a bad blood amongst the cousins. Whatever cultural heritage they couldnt twist and manipulate then, they are after it now. ...