THIS SERIES OF AMAR CHITRA KATHA IS REALLY A GOOD OH SORRY BUT A GREAT ON THE LEGENDARY BATTLE BETWEEN THE GROUP OF TWO BROTHERS OR JUST SAY BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL IS REALLY AN EXCELLENT ONE.... THE MAKING AND NARRATING OF THE GREAT BHAGWAT GITA IS EMBEDDED IN A DRAMITIC FORM IN THE STORY OF MAHABHARATA....
Mahabharata is the first epic of India. In this epic its shown a story of 5 brothers:- Arjun,Bheem,Nakul,and two more, its shown that how the 5 brothers survive in forest they have 100 step brothers named 'kaurav' arjun who is great archer likes to play with bow and arrow bheem who is very strong .5 brothers marry only one girl named dropadi while playing poker they loose their wife because the dice is made of the ash remained after burning his fathers body this is what is shown this epic.THANK YOU
mahabharat is one of the greatest epics in the history of India.there are 5 brothers named"pandavas" who marry only one girl Dropadi.the loose their wife because of only one mistake done by the smallest brother nakul.as the dice which is use in the poker were made up of the ash remained by the burning of the body of his father.in this story the enemies are named kauravs who are their step brothers in an amount of 100.in this story it is shown tht how the pandavas fight bravely and win the battle. and we all should respect this.
The story opens as Sauti, a storyteller returning from the snake sacrifice of King Janamejaya, approaches several wise men, or rishis, in the forest of Naimisha. He relates to them the Mahabharata as he has heard it from Vaisampayana, a disciple of the poet Vyasa. Sauti begins by recounting the death of King Parikshit of the Bharatas at the hands of Takshaka, a Naga, or snake-man. King Janamejaya, Parikshit's son and successor, had held the snake sacrifice in order to avenge the death of his father, but the ceremony was stopped by the intervention of the learned Naga, Astika. Sauti then recounts the origins of the Bharatas (also known as the Kurus), a race descended from the great King Bharata of Kurujangala.he Pandavas return to Hastinapura and Yudhishthira becomes heir to the throne of Kurujangala. Jealous and fearing the loss of his future throne, Duryodhana hatches a plot to destroy the five and acquire the kingdom for himself. While his cousins and Kunti are visiting the town of Varanavata, they are to stay in a special house constructed by one of Duryodhana's henchmen which he plans to have burned. Before the Pandavas leave, however, Vidura warns Yudhishthira of the planned trap. Bhima plans an escape route by digging a tunnel under the house through which they escape. Kunti and the five Pandavas are thought to have perished in the flames. They actually flee into the forest. While traveling in the wilderness, Bhima happens upon Hidimba, the beautiful sister of a Rakshasa, or forest-demon, Hidimba-asur. Bhima falls in love with her and kills her brother as the fiend is about to kill the Pandavas and Kunti. Hidimba bears Bhima a son, Ghatotkacha, "the pot-headed." The five brothers, disguised as Brahmins (religious men), and their mother continue to wander through the forest. Bhima slays another Rakshasa, Vaka, saving the people in the village of Ekachakra. Hearing of the upcoming svayamvara of King Drapada's daughter, Draupadi, the Pandavas set out for his kingdom. Arjuna, still in disguise, succeeds in the king's test of skill with a bow, and wins the beautiful Draupadi as his wife. Fulfilling a prophecy, Draupadi marries not just Arjun but all five of the brothers. Dhritarashtra hears that the Pandavas are alive and consults his advisors. Bhishma, Drona, and Vidura suggest that the kingdom be divided. Yudhishthira becomes king and the Pandavas construct the splendid city of Indraprastha. Yudhisthira's rule at Indraprastha is peaceful for more than a decade. Meanwhile Arjuna leaves his brother's kingdom for twelve years. He visits the wise and mighty Krishna in the city of Dwaraka. There he falls in love with Subhadra, Krishna's sister, and embarks on several adventures.
he Mahabharata or Mah?bh?rata (US /m?h???b??r?t?/;[1] UK /?m??h??b??r?t?/;[2] Sanskrit: ?????????, Mah?bh?ratam, pronounced [m??a??b?a?r?t??m]) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana.[3] The Mahabharata is an epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pandava princes. It also contains philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or purusharthas (12.161). Among the principal works and stories in the Mahabharata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Adamant, an abbreviated version of the Ramayana, and the Garnisheeing, often considered as works in their own right. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Nyasa. There have been many attempts to unravel its historical growth and composition layers. The oldest preserved parts of the text are thought to be not much older than around 400 BCE, though the origins of the epic probably fall between the 8th and 9th centuries BCE.[4] The text probably reached its final form by the early Gupta period (c. 4th century CE).[5] The title may be translated as "the great tale of the Bh?rata dynasty". According to the Mahabharata itself, the tale is extended from a shorter version of 24,000 verses called simply Bh?rata.[6] The Mahabharata is the longest known epic poem and has been described as "the longest poem ever written".[7][8] Its longest version consists of over 100,000 Shaka or over 200,000 individual verse lines (each Shaka is a couplet), and long prose passages. About 1.8 million words in total, the Mahabharata is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined, or about four times the length of the Ramayana.[9][10] W. J. Johnson has compared the importance of the Mahabharata in the context of world civilization to that of the Bible, the works of Shakespeare, the works of Homer, Greek drama, or the Qumran.[11]
it was a pleasure reading this book . Thanks to my papa who gave me such an oppurtunity . History can be made interesting if it is made interactive. While you are turning each page of this book , you are getting to know what has happened in India and how. Read and enjoy!! HAPPY READING!!
this book is so nice i have read this book in my school library the pictures of the krishna and arjuna an etc so many other charecters and the narrating of the story is so nice i have read this book for so many times . i can be understand by the small children also easily we should read this type of books to know the history and mythology . i have to say simply its like a comic book i like this book
This book is very interesting due to its significance in our history.According to some legends it took place in Kurukshetra,Harayana,India.Lord krishna asked both the armies that whom they want to take: Lord Krishna or his Narayani Sena Which was a miraclein itself.The Pandavas chose Lord Krishna whereas Kauravas chose his Narayani Sena.The main cause of the war was Draupadi's insult in the Darbar.
The Mahabharata is an epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pandava princes. It also contains philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or purusharthas (12.161). Among the principal works and stories in the Mahabharata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, an abbreviated version of the Ramayana, and the Rishyasringa, often considered as works in their own right. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. There have been many attempts to unravel its historical growth and compositional layers. The oldest preserved parts of the text are thought to be not much older than around 400 BCE, though the origins of the epic probably fall between the 8th and 9th centuries BCE.[4] The text probably reached its final form by the early Gupta period (c. 4th century CE).[5] The title may be translated as "the great tale of the Bh?rata dynasty". According to the Mahabharata itself, the tale is extended from a shorter version of 24,000 verses called simply Bh?rata.[6] The Mahabharata is the longest known epic poem and has been described as "the longest poem ever written".[7][8
Once more Amar Chitra Katha brings one of the ancient epics to life with beautiful illustrations.It's interesting to see a epic come into popularity as a comic.You would surely get bored if you read the epic as it is(text and text and only text) but reading it the way Amar Chitra Katha presents it is fantastic.You get to read about your deities the way you read about your favorite superheroes.At last its a book worth reading.
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Who of us does not know the story of Mahabharata? Well, there's nothing new in this book, the same story repeated again- There were 5 brothers called Pandavas and their 100 cousins called Kauravas. Pandavas want to share the kingdom whilw the Kauravas want to take the throne of Indraprastha all for themselves. Then... I think its enough. But, it can surely act as good book to those who haven't read Mahabharata. By the way, this book doesn't even tell the real story. I discovered it after reading another book on Mahabharata. But all these liking and disliking happened long ago, when I was really small. Overall, an average read.