Mahabharat (महाभारत)

The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic where the main story revolves around two branches of a family - the Pandavas and Kauravas - who, in the Kurukshetra War, battle for the throne of Hastinapura. Interwoven into this narrative are several smaller stories about people dead or living, and philosophical discourses. Krishna-Dwaipayan Vyasa, himself a character in the epic, composed it; as, according to tradition, he dictated the verses and Ganesha wrote them down. At 100,000 verses, it is the longest epic poem ever written, generally thought to have been composed in the 4th century BCE or earlier. The events in the epic play out in the Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas. It was first narrated by a student of Vyasa at a snake-sacrifice of the great-grandson of one of the major characters of the story. Including within it the Bhagavad Gita, the Mahabharata is one of the most important texts of ancient Indian, indeed world, literature.

Mahabharata是一部古老的印度史诗，其主要故事围绕着一个家族的两个分支--Pandavas和Kauravas--他们在Kurukshetra战争中为Hastinapura的王位而战。交织在这个叙事中的是几个关于人死或生活的小故事，以及哲学话语。 Krishna-Dwaipayan Vyasa，他自己是史诗中的一个角色，组成了它;因为按照传统，他决定了这些经文，而甘尼萨则将它们写下来。在10万经文中，它是有史以来最长的史诗，通常被认为是在公元前4世纪或更早的时期创作的。史诗般的事件发生在印度次大陆和周边地区。它首先是由一位Vyasa的学生在该故事的一个主要人物的曾孙的蛇牺牲中叙述的。其中包括“薄伽梵歌”，“摩诃婆罗多”是古代印度乃至世界文学中最重要的文本之一。