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Mahabharata and kinshipमहाभारत और नातेदारीऐतिहासिक स्रोत के रूप में महाभारतMahabharata as a historical sourceLiterary termsसाहित्यिक शब्दआलोचनात्मक संस्करणCritical Edition
Card 1Mahabharata and kinship

What is the central social theme of the Mahabharata in relation to kinship and power?

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The central story is a feud over land and power between two sets of cousins, the Kauravas and the Pandavas. It shows how kinship ties, inheritance, and succession became linked with political power in…

Card 2महाभारत और नातेदारी

संबंध और शक्ति के संबंध में महाभारत का केंद्रीय सामाजिक विषय क्या है?

Answer

केंद्रीय कहानी दो चचेरे भाइयों, कौरवों और पांडवों के बीच भूमि और सत्ता के लिए झगड़ा है। यह दिखाता है कि कैसे प्रारंभिक समाजों में राजनीतिक शक्ति के साथ रिश्तेदारी, विरासत और उत्तराधिकार जुड़े हुए थे।…

Card 3ऐतिहासिक स्रोत के रूप में महाभारत

प्रारंभिक सामाजिक इतिहास को समझने के लिए महाभारत क्यों महत्वपूर्ण है?

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यह एक समृद्ध पाठ है जिसमें कहानियाँ और सामाजिक व्यवहार के निर्देश दोनों हैं। इसमें विभिन्न सामाजिक समूह, पारिवारिक संबंध, विवाह प्रथाएँ, राजत्व, संपत्ति और कर्तव्य के बारे में विचार शामिल हैं, इसलिए य…

Card 4Mahabharata as a historical source

Why is the Mahabharata important for understanding early social history?

Answer

It is a rich text with both stories and instructions on social behaviour. It includes different social groups, family relations, marriage practices, kingship, property, and ideas about duty, so it hel…

Card 5Literary terms

What does the term itihasa mean?

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Itihasa literally means "thus it was" and is translated as history. In early Sanskrit tradition, the Mahabharata is described as itihasa.

Card 6साहित्यिक शब्द

इतिहास का क्या अर्थ है?

Answer

इतिहास का शाब्दिक अर्थ है "इस प्रकार यह था" और इसका अनुवाद इतिहास के रूप में किया जाता है। प्रारंभिक संस्कृत परंपरा में, महाभारत को इतिहास के रूप में वर्णित किया गया है।…

Card 7आलोचनात्मक संस्करण

महाभारत के क्रिटिकल एडिशन प्रोजेक्ट का नेतृत्व किसने किया? यह कब शुरू हुआ?

Answer

V.S. सुकथनकर ने परियोजना का नेतृत्व किया, और यह 1919 में शुरू हुआ। कार्य को पूरा करने में 47 साल लगे और 13,000 से अधिक पृष्ठों का उत्पादन हुआ, जिसमें कई पृष्ठ पांडुलिपियों के बीच भिन्नताओं को समर्पित …

Card 8Critical Edition

Who led the Critical Edition project of the Mahabharata, and when did it begin?

Answer

V.S. Sukthankar led the project, and it began in 1919. The work took 47 years to complete and produced more than 13,000 pages, with many pages devoted to variations between manuscripts.

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