description: The Mahabharata is an Indian epic, in its original Sanskrit probably the largest ever composed. Combined with the Ramayana, it embodies the essence of the Indian cultural heritage. The Mahabharata is an absorbing tale of a feud between two branches of a single Indian ruling family that culminates in a vast, cataclysmic battle. Buck has retold the story so that the modern reader will not be discouraged from knowing and loving the stories as he did himself.
language: English
title: Mahabharata
titlecomplete: Mahabharata
characters: Gadura, Dmna, Hidimbi, Sauti, Dwaipayana, Duhsasana, Dharmaputra, Virata, Hastinapura, Shakuni, Droha, Devayani, Dronacharya, Bhigna, Chedi, Yavakrida, Dwarka, Duhiasana, Drorta, Pandu, Ghatotkacha, Panchali, Good Yudhishthir, Duhsasan, Subhadra, Visnu, Rakshasa, Kritavarma, Yayati, King Dhrtarastra, Dhritarashtra, Sisupala, Ashvatthama, Shikhandhi, Kunti, Sanjaya, Bhurisravas, Aswapati, Gandhari, Dhrstadyumna, Dhritarastra, Abhimanyu, Kacha, Sindhu, Aswatthama, Kicaka, Vidura, Drona, Matali, Jayadratha, Kripa, Takshaka, Matsya, Vyasadeva, Jarasandha, Dhananjaya, Sikhandin, Rukma, Dhristadyumna, Brahmanas, Dhrtarastra, Kuvera, Thirisoolam, Dushashana, Vaisampayana, Bhimasena, Dushmanta, Yudhisthira, Vasuki, Hastina
genres: Hinduism, Mythology, Epic, Philosophy, India, Fiction, Classics, Spirituality, Poetry, Religion
ratings_count: 10874
places: Indraprastha, Sakuntala, Yadu, Hastinapura, Pratipa, Dwaitavana, Keshava, Krgia, Kesava, Sukracharya, Alambusha, Upaplavya, Varanavata, Sailjaya, Sisupala, Safijaya, Utanga, Shalva, Krskia, Bharadwaja, Sudeshna, Vidarbha, Bhuminjaya, Dhrtarawa, Menaka, Karkia, Bahlika, Iravan, Vrikodara, Gafiga, Utanka, Supratika, Kauravas, Kshatriya, Uluka, Kartia, Brihannala, Sharmishta, Sarmishtha, Panclavas, Vrishaparva, Andhakas, Nakula, Hidimba, Kamyaka, Danavas, Dwaraka, Kampilya, Hastinapore, Vedangas, Ashtavakra, Panchalas, Kshatra, Parasurama, Sishupala, Vasishtha, Ulupi, Nishada, Prabhasa, Narad, Vrishni, Nahusha, Valadeva, Rajasuya, Gandharva, Kicaka, Parikshita, Samvarta, Paudavas, Kshatria, Brahmakia, Upamanyu, Bhrigu, Radheya, Vedas, Vichitravirya, Yamaraja, Samshaptakas, Ekalavya, Pandavas, Vinata, Ruru, Ghatotkaca, Bhipna, Rakshasa, Raibhya, Vasus, Angaraparna, Shalya, Khandava, Santanu, Koshala, Kripacharya, Vibhandaka, Lopamudra, Kripa, Sachidevi, Sahadeva, Rishyasringa, Purochana
publisher: Motilal Banarsidass