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The Mahabharata - http://web.utk.edu/~jftzgrld/MBh1Home.html
An introduction to the study of the work, with a very brief summary, and reviews of some of the available translations. |
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Mahabharata: the Great Epic of India - http://larryavisbrown.homestead.com/files/xeno.mahabsynop.htm
Includes an introduction and a synopsis, a list of English translations of the epic. Also has discussions of what dharma is, and of the complex dilemmas faced by the heroes and villains of the story. |
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Mahabharata - http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Bridge/1771/Desh/Mb/mb.html
Opening part of the Mahabharata, narrated by V Lakshmanan. |
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The Mahabharat Chronology - http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/ancient/mahabharat/mahab_patnaik.html
The site describes the Vedic calendar and then gives the dates for the important events of the Mahabharata based on that calendar, thus giving a time frame to the epic and the ages of the characters at the various events. |
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Mahabharata Tatparyam Nirnaya - http://www.dvaita.org/sources/mbtn
Download text, and information about one of the oldest commentaries on the Mahabharata. |
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A Wonder of Ancient India: The Mahabharata - http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/asia/as-nhild.htm
A brief summary of the purpose and meaning of the work by Nhilde Davidson. |
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Mahabharata-Tatparya-Nirnaya Bhava-Sangraha - http://www.dvaita.org/sources/mbtn/bh_s.html
A translation of a 32 verse summary of the Mahabharata. This site contains much information that will be useful to those engaged in research. |
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Mahabharata resources - http://www.geocities.com/harindranath_a/maha/maha.html
Provides resources on the introduction to the epic, Sanskrit text, translations, retellings, studies, art/theatre/ritual, variations, creative insights, quotes, etc. |
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Mahabharata - http://www.gita-society.com/section3/mahabharata.pdf
The complete text of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari's retelling of the story, as a single online PDF file. |
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The Mahabharata and the Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition - http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/MahabharataII.pdf
Discusses the evidence and the possibilities for placing the basic story in the third to fifth millenia before the Christian era. By Subhash Kak. |