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📖 Indian Literature
🇮🇳 Mahabharata
World's longest epic; 100,000 verses exploring dharma, war and the Bhagavad Gita
India 400 BC Indian Literature
📖 Key Facts
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100,000 verses — world's longest epic; attributed to sage Vyasa
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Contains the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 18 of Bhishma Parva) — 700 verses of philosophy by Krishna
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War of Kurukshetra between Pandavas and Kauravas; outcome shaped Hindu ethical thought for millennia
"Mahabharata" means "Great India" — 10× longer than the Iliad and Odyssey combined
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📖 Indian Literature
Country/Origin
🇮🇳 India
Year / Era
400 BC
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World's longest epic; 100,000 verses exploring dharma, war and the Bhagavad Gita