THE GREAT EPIC OF BHARATA

MAHABHARATA

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The eternal journey of Dharma, destiny, devotion and the human soul.

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A Story Beyond Time

The Mahabharata is one of India's greatest sacred epics — a vast story of kings, warriors, sages, families, divine beings and the timeless struggle between Dharma and Adharma.

At its heart lies a profound question: What does it mean to live according to Dharma?

धर्म

Dharma

The path of righteousness, duty and cosmic order.

कर्म

Karma

Every action carries consequence and meaning.

भक्ति

Bhakti

Devotion as a path toward the Divine.

ज्ञान

Jnana

Wisdom that reveals the deeper nature of existence.

KURUKSHETRA · THE FIELD OF DHARMA Krishna guiding Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra A timeless scene from the Mahabharata

Krishna & Arjuna

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On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, a warrior stood between duty and despair. Krishna's counsel to Arjuna became the Bhagavad Gita — a timeless dialogue on action, knowledge, devotion and liberation.

“Where there is Dharma, there is victory.”
यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः

YATO DHARMASTATO JAYAH

Legends of the Mahabharata

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Krishna

The Divine Guide and charioteer of Arjuna.

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Arjuna

The warrior whose crisis became the setting of the Gita.

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Yudhishthira

The eldest Pandava, devoted to truth and Dharma.

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Bhishma

The grandsire whose life embodied duty, vows and sacrifice.

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Karna

A legendary warrior shaped by loyalty, generosity and destiny.

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Draupadi

A powerful figure whose life stands at the heart of the epic.

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The Wisdom Remains

Thousands of years later, the Mahabharata continues to invite us to look within — at our choices, our responsibilities, our relationships and the Dharma that guides our lives.

यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः
Where there is Dharma, there is Victory.

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Source Unit 4

समासीनान अभ्यगच्छद बरह्मर्षीन संशितव्रतान

samāsīnān abhyagacchad brahmarṣīn saṃśitavratān

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विनयावनतॊ भूत्वा कदा चित सूतनन्दनः

vinayāvanato bhūtvā kadā cit sūtanandanaḥ

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तम आश्रमम अनुप्राप्तं नैमिषारण्यवासिनः

tam āśramam anuprāptaṃ naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ

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चित्राः शरॊतुं कथास तत्र परिवव्रुस तपस्विनः

citrāḥ śrotuṃ kathās tatra parivavrus tapasvinaḥ

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अभिवाद्य मुनींस तांस तु सर्वान एव कृताञ्जलिः

abhivādya munīṃs tāṃs tu sarvān eva kṛtāñjaliḥ

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अपृच्छत स तपॊवृद्धिं सद्भिश चैवाभिनन्दितः

apṛcchat sa tapovṛddhiṃ sadbhiś caivābhinanditaḥ

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अथ तेषूपविष्टेषु सर्वेष्व एव तपस्विषु

atha teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu sarveṣv eva tapasviṣu

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निर्दिष्टम आसनं भेजे विनयाल लॊमहर्षणिः

nirdiṣṭam āsanaṃ bheje vinayāl lomaharṣaṇiḥ

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सुखासीनं ततस तं तु विश्रान्तम उपलक्ष्य च

sukhāsīnaṃ tatas taṃ tu viśrāntam upalakṣya ca

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अथापृच्छद ऋषिस तत्र कश चित परस्तावयन कथाः

athāpṛcchad ṛṣis tatra kaś cit prastāvayan kathāḥ