Mahabharata critical edition
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The Mahabharata critical edition is a scholarly reconstructed text of the ancient Indian epic that aims to approximate its earliest recoverable form by systematically comparing and editing numerous manuscript traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahabharata (critical tradition) | 1 |
| Mahabharata critical edition canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahabharata critical edition Context triple: [Kurukshetra War, hasScripturalSource, Mahabharata critical edition]
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A.
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya is a philosophical and theological commentary on the Mahabharata composed by the Dvaita Vedanta scholar Madhvacharya, interpreting the epic in line with dualistic Hindu thought.
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Sarala Mahabharata
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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C.
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.
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D.
Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
The Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata is the book that narrates the early days of the great Kurukshetra war, including Bhishma’s command of the Kaurava army and the discourse of the Bhagavad Gita.
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E.
Kavitrayam of Telugu Mahabharata
The Kavitrayam of Telugu Mahabharata refers to the trio of classical Telugu poets—Nannaya, Tikkana, and Errana—who collaboratively rendered the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata into a foundational masterpiece of Telugu literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahabharata critical edition Target entity description: The Mahabharata critical edition is a scholarly reconstructed text of the ancient Indian epic that aims to approximate its earliest recoverable form by systematically comparing and editing numerous manuscript traditions.
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A.
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya is a philosophical and theological commentary on the Mahabharata composed by the Dvaita Vedanta scholar Madhvacharya, interpreting the epic in line with dualistic Hindu thought.
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B.
Sarala Mahabharata
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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C.
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.
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D.
Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
The Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata is the book that narrates the early days of the great Kurukshetra war, including Bhishma’s command of the Kaurava army and the discourse of the Bhagavad Gita.
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E.
Kavitrayam of Telugu Mahabharata
The Kavitrayam of Telugu Mahabharata refers to the trio of classical Telugu poets—Nannaya, Tikkana, and Errana—who collaboratively rendered the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata into a foundational masterpiece of Telugu literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
critical edition
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scholarly edition ⓘ textual reconstruction ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Kashmirian recension manuscripts
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Northern recension manuscripts ⓘ Southern recension manuscripts ⓘ comparison of multiple manuscript traditions ⓘ |
| citationForm | CE (Critical Edition) ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
P. L. Vaidya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R. N. Dandekar NERFINISHED ⓘ S. K. Belvalkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Shripad Krishna Belvalkar NERFINISHED ⓘ V. S. Sukthankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorialGoal | approximate earliest recoverable form of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| editorialMethod |
stemmatic analysis
ⓘ
textual criticism ⓘ |
| excludes | later interpolations where identifiable ⓘ |
| genre | epic literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
constituted text
ⓘ
critical apparatus ⓘ |
| includes |
apparatus criticus
ⓘ
critical introduction ⓘ prolegomena ⓘ variant readings ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahabharata studies ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| methodologicalPrinciple |
lectio difficilior potior
ⓘ
preference for readings supported by earliest and best manuscripts ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo | any single traditional regional recension ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfManuscriptCollation | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyStatus | standard reference text for academic work on the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Bhagavad Gita
NERFINISHED
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Kauravas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | base text for many modern translations of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 19 ⓘ |
| workOn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Mahabharata (critical tradition)