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The 18 Parvans of Mahabharata
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"A Parvan is a neat division of a story, and "Parva" also implies गति, which in this context means progression"
The epic of Mahabharata is divided in 18 parvans, & this is a compilation of three threads that reveal what each parvan consists of.
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"A Parvan is a neat division of a story, and "Parva" also implies गति, which in this context means progression"
The epic of Mahabharata is divided in 18 parvans, & this is a compilation of three threads that reveal what each parvan consists of.
A thread explaining the Parvans 1-6:
1. Adi Parvan
2. Sabha Parvan
3. Aranyaka Parvan
4. Virata Parvan
5. Udyog Parvan
6. Bhishma Parvan
1. Adi Parvan
2. Sabha Parvan
3. Aranyaka Parvan
4. Virata Parvan
5. Udyog Parvan
6. Bhishma Parvan
A thread covering Parvans 7-12 -
1. Drona Parvan
2. Karna Parvan
3. Shalya Parvan
4. Sauptika Parvan
5. Stree Parvan
6. Shanti Parvan
1. Drona Parvan
2. Karna Parvan
3. Shalya Parvan
4. Sauptika Parvan
5. Stree Parvan
6. Shanti Parvan
Mahabharata and Hastinapur excavation, Painted Grey Culture (PGW) Culture (1100-800 BCE).
A thread of excerpts from the book “Socio-Economic Archaeology of India” by Dr. M.K. Dhavalikar
#IncredibleMahabharata
A thread of excerpts from the book “Socio-Economic Archaeology of India” by Dr. M.K. Dhavalikar
#IncredibleMahabharata
“Another key issue in Indology for which the solution appears to have been found in archaeology is the great epic of Mahabharata. The crucial testimony comes from Hastinapur which has been identified as the capital of Kauravas.”
“B.B. Lal (1954/55), a leading Indian archaeologist, carried out explorations of sites mentioned in the Mahabharata, where interestingly enough he found a pottery Gray in colour, bearing designs in black.”
48 years (1919-1966)
3 generations of scholars
A critical synthesis of 1259 Manuscripts
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12,985 plus pages across 19 volumes
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The making of the Critical Edition of Mahabharata - A long thread
3 generations of scholars
A critical synthesis of 1259 Manuscripts
&
12,985 plus pages across 19 volumes
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The making of the Critical Edition of Mahabharata - A long thread
Mahabharata is often deemed the fifth Veda, meaning it is equally venerable as the four Vedas.
The critical edition calls it "an inexhaustible mine for the investigation of religion, mythology, philosophy, law, customs, political and social institutions of the ancient India"
The critical edition calls it "an inexhaustible mine for the investigation of religion, mythology, philosophy, law, customs, political and social institutions of the ancient India"
A.K. Ramanujan once said that no Indian reads Mahabharata for the "first time". For many centuries common Indians have grown up with the stories and morals of Mahabharata.
But the variations in recensions of the Mahabharata matched the diversity of India equally maddeningly.
But the variations in recensions of the Mahabharata matched the diversity of India equally maddeningly.
