Sarala Mahabharata

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Sarala Mahabharata is a 15th-century Odia retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for its regional flavor, poetic style, and significant influence on Odia literature and culture.

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Mahabharata in Odia 1
Mahabharata of the Odias 1
Odia Mahabharata 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Odia literary work
medieval Indian epic poem
retelling of the Mahabharata
adaptationType free retelling
associatedWith Bhakti movement in Odisha
author Sarala Dasa
basedOn Mahabharata
circulation manuscript tradition in medieval Odisha
contains didactic passages
folk motifs
local Odia legends
countryOfOrigin India
culturalRole shaped Odia narrative tradition
source for Odia performing arts
date 15th century
deviatesFrom Sanskrit Mahabharata in plot details
genre Bhakti literature
epic poetry
honorificTitle Sarala Mahabharata self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mahabharata of the Odias
importance one of the earliest major works in Odia language
influenced Odia prose development
later Odia poets
language Odia
linkedTo Jagannath cult in Odisha
temple culture of Odisha
literaryTradition Odia literature
narrativeFocus Krishna-bhakti
Pandava-Kaurava conflict
notableFor influence on Odia culture
influence on Odia literature
poetic style
regional Odia flavor
portrays Draupadi with strong devotional traits
Krishna as central divine figure
region Orissa
surface form: Odisha
religiousContext Hinduism
religiousOrientation Vaishnavite
style oral-storytelling tone
simple narrative diction
textualForm verse
usedIn Odia devotional practices
Odia folk theatre

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Odia hasNotableWork Sarala Mahabharata
Sarala Das notableWork Sarala Mahabharata
this entity surface form: Odia Mahabharata
Sarala Das notableWork Sarala Mahabharata
this entity surface form: Mahabharata in Odia
Sarala Mahabharata honorificTitle Sarala Mahabharata self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mahabharata of the Odias