The Mahabharata 印度古代梵语两大史诗之一《摩诃婆罗多》

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The Mahabharata is an important source of information on the development of Hinduism between 400 BCE and 200 CE and is regarded by Hindus as both a text about dharma and a history.Appearing in its present form about 400 CE,the Mahabharatac onsists of a mass of mythological and didactic
material arranged around a central heroic narrative that tells of the struggle for sovereignty between two groups of cousins,the Kauravas(sons of Dhritarashtra,the descendant of Kuru)and the Pandavas(sons of Pandu).The date and even the historical occurrence of the war that is the central event of the Mahabharata are much debated.
The central plot constitutes little more than one fifth of the total work.The remainder of the poem addresses a wide range of myths and legends,including the romance of Damayanti and her husband Nala and the legend of Savitri,whose devotion to her dead husband persuades Yama,the god of death,to restore him to life.The poem also contains descriptions of places of pilgrimages.
Along with its basic plot and accounts of numerous myths,the Mahabharata reveals the evolution of Hinduism and its relations with other religions during its composition.The poem repeatedly demonstrates that the conflicting codes of dharma are so “subtle” that,in some situations，the hero cannot help but violate them in some respect，no matter what choice he makes.

Reference:https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mahabharata

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《摩诃婆罗多》是关于印度教在公元前400年到公元200年之间发展的重要信息来源，被印度教徒视为既是一部关于佛法的文本， 也是一部历史《摩诃婆罗多克》大约在公元400年以现在的形式出现，包含大量的神话和说教材料围绕着一个中心的英雄叙事，讲述了两组表兄弟之间的主权斗争，考拉瓦斯(Dhritarashtra的儿子， 库鲁的后裔)和潘达瓦斯(潘都的儿子)。作为《摩诃婆罗多》中心事件的战争的日期，甚至历史上的发生的都是备受争议的。
中心情节只占全部作品的五分之一多一点。 这首诗的其余部分讲述了广泛的神话和传说，包括达玛雅提和她丈夫那拉的罗曼史，以及萨维特里的传说，萨维特里对死去的丈夫的忠诚说服了阎罗，死神，让他复活。这首诗还描述了朝圣的地方。
《摩诃婆罗多》连同它的基本情节和许多神话的叙述，揭示了印度教的演变及其在其构成过程中与其他宗教的关系。这首诗反复表明，佛法的冲突是如此“微妙”，以至于在某些情况下，男主角无论做出什么选择，都在某些方面违反了它们。

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The story begins when the blindness of Dhritarashtra, the elder of two princes, causes him to be passed over in favour of his brother Pandu as king on their father’s death. A curse prevents Pandu from fathering children, however, and his wife Kunti asks the gods to father children in Pandu’s name. As a result, the god Dharma fathers Yudhishtira, the Wind fathers Bhima,Indra fathers Arjuna, and the Ashvins (twins) father Nakula and Sahadeva (also twins; born to Pandu’s second wife, Madri). The enmity and jealousy that develops between the cousins forces the Pandavas to leave the kingdom when their father dies. During their exile the five jointly marry Draupadi (who is born out of a sacrificial fire and whom Arjuna wins by shooting an arrow through a row of targets) and meet their cousin Krishna, who remains their friend and companion thereafter. Although the Pandavas return to the kingdom, they are again exiled to the forest, this time for 12 years, when Yudhishthira loses everything in a game of dice with Duryodhana, the eldest of the Kauravas.

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This narrative is so remarkable that it has made numerous people speculate ‘Did it really happen? or simply as fiction, But, Mahabharata did actually occur and is a complete reality. Mahabharata is not just a story but a detailed account of an event that occurred in the past.

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Mahabharata teaches us how to live.The characters in Mahabharata are more close to today’s life and can be related easily. Mahabharata contains every human feeling from love, courage, truth, honesty, wisdom, like to hatred, cowardice, lies, deceit, foolishness, and dislikes.

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The Mahabharata story has been retold in written and oral Sanskrit and vernacular versions throughout South and Southeast Asia. Its various incidents have been portrayed in stone, notably in sculptured reliefs at Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom in Cambodia, and in Indian miniature paintings.