Talk:Mahabharata

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astronomical dating of 5561 BCE for Mahabharat text as researched by Nilesh Oak ^[1] Pranav kantak (talk) 08:03, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Charliehdb (talk) 10:07, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Recently Fitzgerald proposed a 5 stage development of Mahabharata, explained in Dokter-Mersch (2023): 1) Before 400 BCE, it was an oral composition called "Bharata," prior to invention of writing in India. 2) Between 400 and 50 BCE, when "although writing was invented in this period [...] the composition, preservation, and transmission of this Bharata was still oral. 3) Between 50 BCE and 50 CE, "the creation and promulgation of a written Sanskrit Mahabharata." 4) Between 50 and 150 CE "[t]he transmission [...] continued orally because, non-Sanskritic audience needed explanations in their local language to understand the text," along with a major written addition. 5) Between 150 and 350 CE, the last written addition took place.

Ref: Dokter-Mersch, Sanne, (2023). "Orality in a world of manuscripts..." in: Manuscript and Text Cultures, Vol. 2, Number 2, pp. 206.

It would be fit to incorporate this perspective in the Mahabharata's article.--Carlos Eduardo Aramayo B. (talk) 03:51, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

The article says John Keay confirms the Bharata battle to around 950 BCE and then proceeds to link his book India: A History as a reference. This is incorrect. In India, a history, John Keay says there is not enough information to confirm or deny if the battle took place and we therefore cannot place it. Furthermore, he goes on to state that the key lesson is to look at economic and geographical aspects of the story more than the actual story.

I would suggest that this reference and claim be removed from that line. 80.5.143.28 (talk) 14:27, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

@80.5.143.28: Keay does not reject the historicity of the Mahabharata, as he actually writes: "Yet their core narratives seem to relate to events from a period prior to all but the Rig Veda" (Chapter 3, The Epic Age: c900-520 BC).--Carlos Eduardo Aramayo B. (talk) 14:12, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

The redirect The: Mahabharata has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 December 12 § The: Mahabharata until a consensus is reached. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 18:10, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

although it has been archived to the old one, but as i can see the old one landing page also have some kind of error. I researched some books on that particular website to find the same book and got to know that the original book page have shorter url without extra referral IDs. So, This the original book page, please update it if you're the right person who's handling this page: https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/complete-mahabharata-translated-by-padma-bhushan-shripad-damodar-satwalekar-set-of-16-volumes-nai945/ Kartikexplorer (talk) 12:42, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

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change the line: "Among the principal works and stories in the Mahābhārata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, the story of Shakuntala, the story of Pururava and Urvashi, the story of Savitri and Satyavan, the story of Kacha and Devayani, the story of Rishyasringa and an abbreviated version of the Rāmāyaṇa, often considered as works in their own right."

to: "Among the principal works and stories in the Mahābhārata are the Bhagavad Gita, the stories of Damayanti, Shakuntala, Pururava, Urvashi, Savitri and Satyavan, Kacha, Devayani, and Rishyasringa as well as an abbreviated version of the Rāmāyaṇa. "

(the line "often considred [by who?] works in their own right" can be left in, but to me it seems like a vague general opinion) Jacinthelycegenes (talk) 20:38, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done x2step (lets talk 💌) 20:52, 8 December 2025 (UTC)