What is the beauty of the Mahabharat?

Answer: Mahabharata is one of the most renowned epics of India. There are some exemplary women characters in Mahabharata who are the epitome of courage, elegance, beauty and intelligence. Even in today’s world, these women characters can be taken as ideal examples as to how a woman must lead her life with courage.

Is the Mahabharat real?

Mahabharata is completely real and it did take place. There are numerous archaeological and scientific evidence to prove the occurrence and existence of Mahabharata. It has been mentioned in the epic that Mahabharata is an “Itihasa” which means history and thus it means that Mahabharata took place.

What lesson about life is reflected in the story of Mahabharata?

Stand by what’s right; even fight for it Arjuna was initially hesitant to wage war against his kin. But Krishna reminded him that one has to stand by Dharma (duty), even it meant going against one’s own family. Therefore, Arjuna had to fulfill his responsibility as a great warrior of Dharma.

Did Gandhari marry a goat?

The goat was subsequently sacrificed, but this made Gandhari a widow and thus Dhritarashtra was her second husband. Astrologers said that Gandhari had trouble in her first marriage and her husband might also die, so she was married to a goat and later sacrificed.

What are the principal works and stories in the Mahabharata?

Among the principal works and stories in the Mahābhārata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, the story of Shakuntala, the story of Pururava and Urvashi, the story of Savitri and Satyavan, the story of Kacha and Devyani, the story of Rishyasringa and an abbreviated version of the Rāmāyaṇa, often considered as works in their own right.

What are the different versions of the Mahabharata?

Different versions of the Mahabharata. 1 Jaya. 2 Kuruvansham (Sanskrit) 3 Dhritarasthra Kauravanshama. 4 Kururajya bharatam. 5 Karna-Bharyaa (Sanskrit) 6 Krishna-Dwaipayana. 7 Bhimasena-Anajanayea milaap (Sanskritam) 8 Bhimasena-Hidimba. 9 Bharata (24000 verses) 10 Radheya-Bharatam.

Who first recited the Mahabharat epic?

The epic employs the story within a story structure, otherwise known as frametales, popular in many Indian religious and non-religious works. It is first recited at Takshashila by the sage Vaiśampāyana, a disciple of Vyāsa, to the King Janamejaya who is the great-grandson of the Pāṇḍava prince Arjuna.

What is the date of Mahabharata war?

Aryabhata’s date of 18 February 3102 BCE for Mahābhārata war has become widespread in Indian tradition. Some sources mark this as the disappearance of Krishna from the Earth.