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@@rupindersayal Thanks for watching! Glad you found this review helpful. 😊

You’re welcome! Happy tracking! 😊

The beauty of the Mahabharata - to me - is that there is no one single identifiable person who is either the "most intelligent" or the "most crooked". The Mahabharata shows humans how we really are, at the depths of our psyche and under various circumstances of life. I agree with you that Vyasa maharshi was a genius - because to bring such a brilliant and human story that continues to teach so many values, is an incredible feat.

Exactly…such a loss…

Thanks for the recommendations. I don’t have these books at the moment - I will make a review when I have read them.

@Talesandtexts plz add them in your bucket list.... And read them as soon as possible.

Will do once i finish. Will take a few more months. Till then, go ahead and explore the vast library of videos I have created. Have a nice day. 😊

@@bishalbasak9081 yes, such a sad loss to the country.

@@Mr1tyunjay yes, I was eagerly awaiting his other translations. Such a huge loss for our country. On a related note, I found a translation of the Garuda Purana by another translator on Amazon. I haven’t read it…but that publication seems to have many of the other puranas published. It’s got a yellow colour cover.

Yes, it’s heartbreaking that this couldn’t happen . He has translated and written abridged versions of the 18 Mahapuranas earlier- but he had mentioned he wanted to do unabridged translations too…his contribution to our country is awe inspiring.

@@Facelesspoo hello, thank you for writing to me. Dr.Debroy’s work would perhaps be a bit technical, long and dry to start with if you haven’t read any Indian literature before. I would suggest keeping his works for a little later when you are more familiar with the main storyline of the Ramayana and Mahabharata. These epics can be very detailed and often (in the case of the Mahabharata) diverge into thousands of smaller, non-linear stories, which can be very confusing for those new to the epics. You can start with C.Rajagopalachari’s Ramayana and Mahabharata first for a straightforward traditional version of the epic. Then perhaps you can explore Jaya and Sita by Devdutt Pattanaik for a more contemporary retelling. Then you can pick up Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Palace of Illusions and Forest of Enchantment for a feminist perspective of the two epics. These three sets should give you enough context, depth and familiarity to pick up Dr.Bibek Debroy’s translation of the Critical Editions. If you are more of a visual reader, then Amar Chita Katha’s Mahabharata and Ramayana, plus Tara Books’ Sita’s Ramayana can be good to start with before you pick up these other works. Dr.Debroy’s translations remain faithful to the original Sanskrit Critical Edition and doesn’t offer any interpretations (the closest you get to this are the footnotes), allowing the reader to discover the epic deeply in their own way.

@ Thank you for the detailed explanation! I’m excited to start reading right away and may even pick up Debroy’s work soon. In this channel, the content is so genuine and meaningful - I’ll definitely be sharing your videos with friends and family.

Do u know meaning of "Rest in peace"? It means resting until the final judgement day in your graveyard. It's an Abrahamic Religion Concept.

Is it? I was talking about Noah’s Ark. But eager to read The Epic of Gilgamesh.

@@Studio-gs7ye sounds great! The BORI Bhagavad Gita allows us to engage with the text through our life experiences and learnings, allowing us to confront our prejudices and habits and perceptions.

@@KundanK-n9z thank you ☺️

Hello; yes we are slowly making videos about various characters and stories and themes. Stay tuned to our upcoming videos on this playlist. 😊

@@veenamurthy2737 thank you so much! Really appreciate your lovely comment! 💚

vastraharan is mentioned in every unabridged mahbharat . why don't u read mahabharat ?

@@Harikarao555 it’s there in the BORI Mahabharata

@@strife49thanku.. I read gitapress version..ha yes I'm also reading bori ce..alot of people confusing me about this..

@@Talesandtexts thanku.. I read gitapress version..ha yes I'm also reading bori ce..alot of people confusing me about this..

@@veenamurthy2737 thank you for sharing this! ♥️♥️

@@Harikarao555 it happened :)

Virat yudh happened in bori

@@Harikarao555 yes. It happened

Hello! That's a great question! I would say these BORI books are for people with advanced English reading skills, since they do use some difficult to understand words. However, I have shared some links to Indian language Mahabharata books in the description box of this video. Please look - ua-cam.com/video/_lJ6aAwO92c/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared

Please reply mam

@@yoga8575 No, it is not for English beginners. Because language is hard.

The beauty of the BORI Critical Edition is that it does not try to establish any one single character as better than or worse than another. It shows us so much nuance, that a supposedly good man (like Yudhishthira) is actually shown how he can be very bad man too. Or, a supposedly bad man (like Duryodhana) is a very good man in many circumstances. Similarly, with Karna and Arjuna, the nuance is too much to say definitively which of them is better. I would rather say they have their own unique strengths and weaknesses. Plus, they have their own individual life circumstances and emotional baggage to deal with, which impacts how they are , both as men and as warriors. 😃

@@Talesandtexts then how is yudhistira ( he can be bad man too in some situations) called dharmaraja?

@@Talesandtexts 👏👏👏

@@Talesandtexts good explanation mam

@@Harikarao555 Because he knows the nuances of Dharma so well that he can twist and turn dharma to suit his needs. There are many instances in the Mahabharata where he does so. This is what non-critical editions of the Mahabharata miss out. They don't give us the details and nuances of the stories and the characters. They make it very simplistic and unidimensional. But that isn't so in reality.

Interesting question. I would equate “power” with multiple meanings. First off, we have the ability to fight & kill many warriors - in which case Bhima and Arjuna both are powerful. In terms of power derived from being great military strategists - Drona wrecks the worst havoc, out of anyone in the war. In terms of power derived from the knowledge of mantras and divine weapons (plus having no reservations about using divine weapons) - Ashwatthama is really powerful.

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That’s a great question and I agree with you completely. That’s why I love reading the books which allow me to make my own decisions about these stories and characters. I would suggest something in non-fiction, such as Yuganta by Irawati Karwe, Evil in the Mahabharata by Meena Arora Nayak; or Maryada (about Ramayana) by Arshia Sattar. These books look critically at the characters and don’t just pander to popular narratives. You can also try Until The Lions by Karthika Nair, which is a poetry collection about lesser known people in the Mahabharata, showing a different perspective of the main characters.

Thank you so much for your very kind compliments! 🥰

@@sarboo hey Sarb! Long time! So good to hear from you! 😃 How have you been? Thanks for the lovely compliment!!🥰

@@veenamurthy2737 thank you so much! So grateful to have you here!

Interesting question. I would equate “power” with multiple meanings. First off, we have the ability to fight & kill many warriors - in which case Bhima and Arjuna both are powerful. In terms of power derived from being great military strategists - Drona wrecks the worst havoc, out of anyone in the war. In terms of power derived from the knowledge of mantras and divine weapons (plus having no reservations about using divine weapons) - Ashwatthama is really powerful.

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That’s such an interesting question. So, I actually really like Duryodhana. I think he is a very complex character who the popular retellings of the epic, don’t do justice to. They typecast him as an evil man, but infact, there are many ways in which he is better than the Pandavas. Similarly, I find Yudhishthira also very interesting - not because he is a follower of dharma - rather because he knows how to twist and turn dharma to suit his needs (and sometimes he does things which we would consider wrong or immoral, by giving it a “moral” spin). Krishna as shown in the epic itself is also very interesting, because he is not at all like how the religious/divine image of him is portrayed. He is a man with complex motivations, who bends or breaks conventions according to the need of the hour. He is an astute strategist who knows how to navigate complex relationships and he openly admits that he does bend or break dharma to achieve his goals sometimes. I think all three characters are extremely interesting and compelling. Unfortunately, popular narratives of the epic have stripped all three of them of their nuance, depth and complexity. Which character is your favourite in the Mahabharata? ☺️

@@Talesandtexts thankyou for such detailed answer. I think you are the only one whose fav. character is yudhishthir haha because maximum people have watched TV serials and in TV serials the character of yudhishthir has not been portrayed as well as it has been portrayed in books. even tho i agree what you said about him. my favourite character is krishna Because I started Mahabharata for him and his character didnt disappoint me and yes the krishna of mahabharat is very different.he is not like what religious people say. Because the people who worship Krishna is the Krishna of bhagwat puran. There is a world of difference between Krishna of Mahabharata and Krishna of Bhagwat. in mahabharat he is a master of finesse,diplomat,strategist but in bhagwat he is a misheivious cowherd boy who likes to dance,singing,flute,butter etc. and please must read the krishna the man and his philosophy book by osho.I don't think anyone else has described the character of Krishna as beautifully as Osho has in this book.

@@strife49thank you for the book recommendation. I will check it out.

Vidur is my favorite character..

@@saichandra7762 Hi, it is the BORI Critical Edition Of The Mahabharatha translated by Bibek Debroy. You can find all the links to different BORI translations in this video of mine - ua-cam.com/video/_lJ6aAwO92c/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared - please check the description box.

@@Talesandtexts just finished watching your video and I am so excited to read Bibek Debroys version. I just had one doubt, if Shalya Parva is considered to be the half way point, and only 3 books left, does the Bibek Debroys version skip a lot of things in the second half?

@@aa_572 Thank you so much for those kind words! ☺️

@@SriRam-ic2vg thank you so much! ☺️ Yes, you’re right - i was looking through the contents of Vol.8 and there is so much in there that we never hear about. I actually feel nervous about the last three books, because it seems to be very heavy on philosophy. But I am also excited. I hope I can finish Vol.8 by the end of the year. ☺️

@@DarkKnight-qo4ij It’s hard to know exactly - but there is a section in the book where Dhritarashtra mentions that Duryodhana and his brothers are “middle age” . This is in Volume 7, at the time of Karna’s death. Now what middle age could mean, is debatable. Today’s middle age is anywhere from 40 to 60 depending on how long a person or their family members tend to live. In ancient times, depending on the era, country and their lifestyle, their lifespans could have been either very short or very long. Assuming that their middle age was similar to our middle age, then Duryodhana was in his 50’s. Now Karna has been mentioned in Yuganta (Irawati Karwe’s book) as being about 9 years older than Arjuna. And Arjuna was two years younger than Yudhishthira, who was in turn, the same age as Duryodhana. So, through this, we can speculate that Karna was around 7 years older than Duryodhana. So, if Duryodhana is assumed to be in his 50’s, Karna may have been in his 60’s. However, even this theory may have its flaws. Because in the Mahabharata we find out that Bhishma is around 100 years old and Drona is around 90 years old. How much age difference was there between Karna/the princes and Drona/Bhishma, that is another thing we need to speculate and consider. Then of course we need to work our way backwards about 14 years (13 years exile and 1 year in preparation for the war), to get to how old Karna might have been at the time of the Sabha Parva.

@@Talesandtexts mam bcoz u told that Drona is 85 yrs old during war in ur old video .. in Google it says that karna is 107 years old.. this 2 doesn't sync .. that's why I am asking u

@@DarkKnight-qo4ij see these sources are not something we can verify. They are all such ancient books, whatever anyone writes, is based on speculation.

Hi! That’s a really good idea. I can certainly do this for BORI translation by Bibek Debroy in comparison with other interpretations. But I have not read various BORI translations by different translators. I do intend to read them in the future though.

@@satishsinghal101 Actually impregnation depends on the age of reproductive maturity and some girls do start their menstruation by age 7. So it is perfectly biologically possible that Kunti was impregnated at age 10. We have seen many cases in India where men have assaulted women and girls, irrespective of their age.

@@nancythakur6478 Hi there! Thank you for you lovely comment. I have reviewed this book. It is on my old YT channel which I no longer use - here is the link - ua-cam.com/video/GSoeDv3i8xw/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared

@@Talesandtexts Thankyou ma'am 🙏😊

Is it? 😂 didn’t know there was a logo like that. I love trees and this tattoo is an ode to that. 😊