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

Answer» <html><body><p></p>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. <br/>(ii) The content of the Mahabharata have been divided into two major heads-(a) narrative (b) didactic. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/one-585732" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ONE">ONE</a> section contains stories is designated as narrative. Second that contains <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/prescriptions-1163710" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRESCRIPTIONS">PRESCRIPTIONS</a> about social norms is designated as didactic. <br/> (iii) The didactic sections included stories and the narrative often contains social message. <br/> (iv) Historians <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/believe-395244" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BELIEVE">BELIEVE</a> that the dramatic moving story with the didactic portion - the Bhagvad Gita was added <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/probably-1167177" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROBABLY">PROBABLY</a> later. <br/> (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.</body></html>


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