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* * * T H E M A H A A B H A A R A T H A M * * *
HEARTY WELCOME TO THE STUDY OF A HIGHLY COMPLICATED,YET DEEPLY INTERESTING STORY OF THE WORLD .
It is a thing of great joy to attempt a study of the longest poem in the world. Consisting of nearly 1,00,000 verses and some lenghthy prose passages,Mahaabhaaratham is considered an archive of knowledge. It offers discussions on such varied subjects as state administration and individual morality. Philosophical discourses occur quite frequently. Various stories and illustrations in it make its study pleasant. In short, its study is the study of all faculties of knowledge.
To start with, we need know how to pronounce the proper nouns in Samskritham.
We provide a brief guide to pronunciation in
Samskritham.
Some vowel and some consonant sounds used in English are not available in Samskritham
and vice versa. In the common practice of spelling Samskritham proper nouns in English, the same English consonant sometimes represents different Samskritham sounds in different contexts. And trying to clarify this will only confuse the learner. It is essential to learn the correct pronunciation of proper nouns from a good Indian speaker of Samskritham to make it pleasing to the ear and understandable to the listner when read or spoken. Yet, this guide meets the current needs of the reader of this document. With this much about pronunciation,we will now proceed to the main story of Mahaabhaaratham . This document is mainly intended for the young readers . A section " QUIZ " is also annexed to arouse their interest .We hope that this document catches their fancy . We humbly invite suggestions from the learned for betterment of content or presentation . Dear readers, Get ready !
However, please read this introduction first.
Go to the links below first and from there , follow different links as you need. The main links provided are
As a matter of reference, I give hereunder links to my other books in Samskritham , Thelugu and English.
Daasharathi-Shathakam Shree-Kaala-Hastheeshvara-Shathakam sumathi-Shathakam vemana-padyaani Paandavodyogam Paandava-Vijayam Sathya-Harishchandram Ashtapraasa-Haristhava Ashtapraasam Bhaaskara-Shathakam Sarveshvara-Shathakam Naaraayana-shathakam Raaghava-Yaadaveeyam-tika Loka-Chithram Ayodhyaaraamam
Naagaanandamu Venee-Samhaaramu Pajjaalu Thitla Dandakam koththa Geetha Kali Geetha
Raamaayana-naama-bodhini(Thelugu)
Raamaayana-naama-bodhini (English) Raamaayana-naama-bodhini (Thelugu and English)
Raamaayana-prashnaavali
Private : Some reference books
Shabda-Rathnaavali
Brihad-dhaathu-kusumaakarah
Brihad-Dhaathu-Roopaavali