Mahabharata

textual humanities text corpus core Lifetime Path planned

Creators

Sanskrit epic tradition, textual tradition

Canon Rationale

A massive Sanskrit epic corpus, included for epic narrative, ethics, kingship, kinship, war, religious philosophy, and its central role in South Asian literary and performance traditions.

Path

Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 13.

Evidence

handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Mahabharata'.
field survey: World History Encyclopedia, 'Mahabharata,' by Anindita Basu.

Audit Flags

translation dependency, version dependency, performance context required

Sensitivity Flags

living tradition

Completion unit: read a defined substantial selection or abridged scholarly edition, with selected books/episodes and version tracked.