Mahabharata
The longest epic poem in the world, the war of the Bharata cousins framed by the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita.
Core Characteristics
- Roughly 100,000 Sanskrit verses, attributed to the sage Vyasa and composed over centuries to about the 4th century AD.
- Its core is the dynastic war of the Pandavas and Kauravas at Kurukshetra.
- Tradition declares that whatever is in it may be found elsewhere; what is not in it exists nowhere.
Related Concepts & Sources
Indian, Bhagavad Gita, Karma
Wikidata Authority Record
- Canonical Label
- Mahabharata
- Verified Description
- ancient Sanskrit epic by Vyasa
Identified as: ancient Sanskrit epic by Vyasa. Source: Wikidata Q8276.
Classified As