An observation on Mahabharata
Much of the narrative is set in the Kuru-Panchala realm, and nearby kingdoms - Madra, Virata
What's anomalous are kingdoms far, far away from this "core" zone -
Yadavas of Dwaraka (who relocated from Mathura)
Magadha (Jarasandha)
Much of the narrative is set in the Kuru-Panchala realm, and nearby kingdoms - Madra, Virata
What's anomalous are kingdoms far, far away from this "core" zone -
Yadavas of Dwaraka (who relocated from Mathura)
Magadha (Jarasandha)
I've not quite fathomed this
From a historical standpoint, the "core" geography of the middle-Vedic period is in the region around Haryana, West UP (maybe east Punjab)
But later tradition appears to incorporate v far off kingdoms like Anartas, Magadha in the core epic narrative
From a historical standpoint, the "core" geography of the middle-Vedic period is in the region around Haryana, West UP (maybe east Punjab)
But later tradition appears to incorporate v far off kingdoms like Anartas, Magadha in the core epic narrative
In the very very early recensions of the epic (which we cannot possibly recover), is it possible Magadha, Dwaraka, Vidarbha weren't quite there?
But were incorporated in a later period (post Buddha) by which time Aryan culture had spread far beyond the core "brahmavarta" region?
But were incorporated in a later period (post Buddha) by which time Aryan culture had spread far beyond the core "brahmavarta" region?
@blog_supplement any thoughts?
