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How do historians classify the subject matter of Mahabharata?Explain brief.

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Solution :(i) The Mahabharata was written in Sanskrit. But the Sanskrit used in the text was simpler than that used in the Vedas or in the Prashastis of the Gupta period.
(ii) The content of the Mahabharata have been divided into two major heads-(a) narrative (b) didactic. ONE section contains stories is designated as narrative. Second that contains PRESCRIPTIONS about social norms is designated as didactic.
(iii) The didactic sections included stories and the narrative often contains social message.
(iv) Historians BELIEVE that the dramatic moving story with the didactic portion - the Bhagvad Gita was added PROBABLY later.
(v) There is controversy whether the war referred in the epic actually occurred. Some historians have left the memory of an actual conflict among relatives has been retained in the narrative.


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