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प्रश्न
“The Mahabharata is an invaluable source available to historians to study social practices and norms in early societies”, Justify the statement.
उत्तर
- Mahabharata a dynamic epic-contains vivid descriptions of battles, forests, palaces & settlements.
- Its growth was not hindered by its language.
- Over the centuries it has been written in many languages of the world.
- It depicts an on-going dialogue between the people & communities on the one hand and the authors on the other hand.
- It incorporated many stories that originated in different regions.
- Main story of the epic was often retold in different ways.
- Many episodes of this text had been depicted in sculptures and paintings.
- They also provide a wide range of themes & performing arts like plays, dances, and narratives.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write a short essay (about 500 words) on the following:
This is what a famous historian of Indian literature, Maurice Wintemitz, wrote about the Mahabharata: “Just because the Mahabharata represents more of an entire literature…. and contains so many kinds of things….(it) give(s) us an insight into the most profound depths of the soul of the Indian folk.” Discuss.
The original story of Mahabharata was composed by ______.
The composition of the Mahabharata has been traditionally attributed to a Rishi. Identify his name from the following options.
Identify the character of Mahabharata with the help of the following information.
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Identify the character of Mahabharata with the help of the following information.
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Read the following source carefully and answer the following question by choosing the most appropriate option.
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Draupadi’s question Draupadi is supposed to have asked Yudhisthira whether he had lost himself before staking her. Two contrary opinions were expressed in response to this question. One, that even if Yudhisthira had lost himself earlier, his wife remained under his control, so he could stake her. Two, that an unfree man (as Yudhisthira was when he had lost himself) could not stake another person. The matter remained unresolved; ultimately, Dhritarashtra restored to the Pandavas and Draupadi their personal freedom. |
Why is Draupadi raising these questions?
Read the following source carefully and answer the following question by choosing the most appropriate option.
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Draupadi’s question Draupadi is supposed to have asked Yudhisthira whether he had lost himself before staking her. Two contrary opinions were expressed in response to this question. One, that even if Yudhisthira had lost himself earlier, his wife remained under his control, so he could stake her. Two, that an unfree man (as Yudhisthira was when he had lost himself) could not stake another person. The matter remained unresolved; ultimately, Dhritarashtra restored to the Pandavas and Draupadi their personal freedom. |
How did Draupadi react to her humiliating treatment?
Who excavated the site Hastinapur in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh?
Which one of the following language was used by the earliest ordinary people?
The process of understanding the inscription of the past known as the:
Hastinapur was lhe capilal of which of the following?
Who among the following was the author of 'Ashtadhyayi', a work on Sanskrit grammar?
Identify the character of Mahabharata with the help of following information:
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Analyse the elements examined by historians on Mahabharata as text.
How is Mahabharata a colossal epic to understand social behaviour of early historic period?
