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The '''Mahabharata''' is a sweeping ] of ]n ], analogous in both size (over 100,000 ]s) and religious significance to the ] ]. It tells the story of a war between the Pandavas, the sons of King Pandu, and the Kauravas, the sons of Pandu's older, blind brother, King Dhritarastra. The Epic is written in eighteen books. The '''Mahabharata''' is a sweeping ] of ] ], analogous in both size (over 100,000 ]s) and religious significance to the ] ]. It tells the story of a war between the Pandavas, the sons of King Pandu, and the Kauravas, the sons of Pandu's older, blind brother, King Dhritarastra. The Epic is written in eighteen books.


Set in the sixth book of the Mahabharata is the ], another masterpiece of ] thought, wherein ] is advised by ] that he must fulfill his duty by participating in a battle, at the risk of losing many friends and relatives in the fighting. Set in the sixth book of the Mahabharata is the ], another masterpiece of ] thought, wherein ] is advised by ] that he must fulfill his duty by participating in a battle, at the risk of losing many friends and relatives in the fighting.

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==External links== ==External links==
*Full etext in ] and in transliterated ]:
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*http://www.hindunet.org/mahabharata/ Full etext in ] and in transliterated ] **http://www.hindunet.org/mahabharata/
⚫ **http://bombay.oriental.cam.ac.uk/john/mahabharata/statement.html (requires free registration and license agreement)
*http://www.investindia.com/newsite/religion/mahabhar.htm Brief Summary of the Mahabharata *http://www.investindia.com/newsite/religion/mahabhar.htm Brief Summary of the Mahabharata in English
*http://home.earthlink.net/~shubhrasudha/lopa3.html More detailed, book-by-book summary *http://home.earthlink.net/~shubhrasudha/lopa3.html More detailed, book-by-book summary

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The Mahabharata is a sweeping epic of Hindu mythology, analogous in both size (over 100,000 verses) and religious significance to the Christian Bible. It tells the story of a war between the Pandavas, the sons of King Pandu, and the Kauravas, the sons of Pandu's older, blind brother, King Dhritarastra. The Epic is written in eighteen books.

Set in the sixth book of the Mahabharata is the Bhagavad Gita, another masterpiece of Hindu thought, wherein Arjuna is advised by Krishna that he must fulfill his duty by participating in a battle, at the risk of losing many friends and relatives in the fighting.

See also: Ramayana - Golden age - millennialism

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