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MahabharataIt is important to note that Narayan wrote a modern prose version of the actual Mahabharata here. It is not the actual cultural and religious text in Hindu history. The main story, however, is...
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MahabharataThe concept of dharma, or duty, is a large issue in the Mahabharata. The characters in the work all face the issue of dharma in one way or another and their response to it forms both the structure...
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MahabharataThe epic, or the Mahakavya, is one of the earliest forms of Indian literature. It is also considered the specialty of the Sanskrit language. One of the characteristics of the classical Indian epic...
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MahabharataThe idea of dharma is extremely important in The Mahabharata. The natural order that must be respected and followed is intrinsic to dharma. In the Bhagavad- Gita, the divine song, this becomes...
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MahabharataThere are some differences of opinion on this. The name "Gudakesha" is applied to Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita, and some take this to mean "master of sleep." In this interpretation, it refers not to...
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MahabharataI would say that Shakuntala represents the feminine ideal of the Indian woman in a few ways. On one hand, she has much in way of loyalty to Dushyanta. Even after he cannot recognize her,...
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MahabharataAt a critical moment in the Mahabharatha, Arjuna, the great warrior, is tired of fighting. He has reached the point where he questions the value of fighting, the purpose of it, and whether or not...
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MahabharataNearly every main character in Mahabharata is flawed. This might be deliberate, given how the work illuminates the challenges of living in this particular yuga, the Hindu designation for the age in...
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MahabharataThe Mahabharata says many things about the relationship between violence and morality, some of them contradictory or seemingly contradictory, because it speaks with many different voices (in...
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MahabharataIf we examine dharma as a form of duty, it becomes imperative to understand it as the key to unlocking the meaning of the work. The role of dharma is evident in much of the epic. This is...
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MahabharataI think that Arjuna's manner in the Mahabharata is where the traditional, heroic conceptions of a warrior are augmented with embracing the values of knowledge, wisdom, and introspection. At the...
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MahabharataYou are correct. He was a general and was pivotal in the march around Vasudeva. I have included a link to the text that references his name, so that you may see where to reread the section about...