Executive Officer Paper II · 2 Mahabharatham and Bhagavad Gita · APPSC Paper I
2.1 Mahabharatham notes
4 notes, in reading order.
- 2.1.1The 18 Parvas and the story line
The Mahabharata of Vyasa tells the Kuru family feud in 18 Parvas, from Adi to Swargarohana; it grew from the Jaya to the Bharata to the hundred-thousand-verse Mahabharata, was recited by Vaisampayana to Janamejaya and by Sauti to the sages of Naimisharanya, and was rendered in Telugu by the Kavitrayam.
Standard · 21 min · Read here - 2.1.2Characters and dynasties of the Mahabharatham
The Mahabharatham is the story of the Kuru family of the Lunar (Chandra) dynasty, the Pandavas and Kauravas, tied by marriage to the Panchala, Yadu and other royal lines, with gurus such as Drona and Kripa and the sage Vyasa at its centre.
Standard · 20 min · Read here - 2.1.3The Kurukshetra war and the epic's places
The Kurukshetra war lasted 18 days between 7 Pandava and 11 Kaurava akshauhinis; the Kauravas were led in turn by Bhishma, Drona, Karna and Shalya, and only a handful of warriors on each side survived.
Standard · 19 min · Read here - 2.1.4Bhagavad Gita: chapters and teachings
The Bhagavad Gita is Krishna's teaching to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, set in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata: 18 chapters and 700 verses that join karma, jnana, dhyana and bhakti into one path to freedom.
Standard · 17 min · Read here
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