Mahabharata
ancient Sanskrit epic by Vyasa
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Summary
Mahabharata is a literary work[1]. Mahabharata ranks in the top 0.67% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,647 views/month, #190 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Vyāsa[3]
- Instance of: religious text[4]
- Genre: epic poem[5]
- Part of: Itihasa[6]
- Commons category: Mahabharata[7]
- Language of work or name: Sanskrit[8]
- Has part(s): Adi Parva[9], Sabha Parva[10], Vana Parva[11], Virata Parva[12], Udyoga Parva[13], Bhisma Parva[14], Drona Parva[15], Karna Parva[16], Shalya Parva[17], Sauptika Parva[18], Stri Parva[19], Shanti Parva[20], Anushasana Parva[21], Ashvamedhika Parva[22]
- Characters: Arjuna[23], Duryodhana[24], Yudhiṣṭhira[25], Bhīma[26], Draupadī[27], Nakula[28], Sahadeva[29], Karṇa[30], Bhīṣma[31], Droṇa[32], Śalya[33], Krishna[34], Kuntī[35], Dhṛtarāṣṭra[36]
- Has edition or translation: Mahabharat[37], Sachitra Kashidasi Ashtadash-parbba Mahabaharat[38], Mahabharat (Book 3)[39], Mahabharat (Book 4)[40], Bharat-ratna[41], Puransangraha (Volume 14)[42], Puransangraha (Volume 15)[43], Puransangraha (Volume 1)[44], Puransangraha (Volume 2)[45], Puransangraha (Volume 3)[46], Puransangraha (Volume 4)[47], Puransangraha (Volume 5)[48], Puransangraha (Volume 6)[49], Asomiya Mahabharat (Volume 2)[50]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mahabharata[51]
- Described by source: Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[52], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[53], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[54], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[55]
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Why It Matters
Mahabharata has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Mahabharata is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]