Mahabharata

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Comment by Divya Ranjani on June 2nd, 2009 at 7:24 am

Hi

I would like to know ?

Mahabaratham and Ramayanam is History(real) or Story (tale)

Regards
Divya Ranjani

Comment by Scott Dunbar on June 30th, 2009 at 2:44 am

Hello Divya,

Thank you for your feedback. A wide range of possible answers could be given to your question: For example, many people believe that the great epics of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana describe real historical events; however, scholars usually see these stories as representing deeply meaningful tales of mythology. Another suggestion is that these stories may have derived from real events but then were augmented with layers of additional meaning over time. Normally, the viewpoint taken on the factuality of these stories is tied to one’s religious convictions. Hinduism does not traditionally place a great deal of emphasis on the question of historicity since expressions of divine ‘Truth’ are considered to transcend time and to be eternal.

Comment by Guntur Wiseno Putra on January 11th, 2018 at 7:41 am

These files on ‘Mahabharata’ are found at Gutenberg Library of ebooks (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Mahabharata):

– The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1

– The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2

– The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3

– The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4

– The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose

– Chitra, a Play in One Act by Rabindranath Tagore

Regard,

Comment by Jennifer Tanabe on January 12th, 2018 at 6:53 pm

Thank you, Guntur, for that information.

Comment by Guntur Wiseno Putra on January 20th, 2018 at 7:09 am

Here anyone may access the Mahabharata in Javanesche versions:

https://www.sastra.org/koleksi?cid=11&sid=72