It travelled from village to village, from kingdom to kingdom, and even region to region. The Mahabharata began to be recited at festivals and sacrifices honoring the king. The epic’s moral message began to be identified by many powerful leaders around the globe. Gradually, the Mahabharata became a part of world literature that was rewritten and condensed into contemporary terminology (Buck xxi). In India, the Mahabharata is one of the most religious documents that are studied. Even though the epic is a religious document, it is essential in uncovering historically details of the war. Although the work has been translated and may not be the exact original, researchers imagine the original using the details that are given about the war. The Mahabharata tends to have a cumulative effect of a unending dream upon Indians who study it (Rexroth 30). The epic is so long that it seems to readers that the story continues on
It travelled from village to village, from kingdom to kingdom, and even region to region. The Mahabharata began to be recited at festivals and sacrifices honoring the king. The epic’s moral message began to be identified by many powerful leaders around the globe. Gradually, the Mahabharata became a part of world literature that was rewritten and condensed into contemporary terminology (Buck xxi). In India, the Mahabharata is one of the most religious documents that are studied. Even though the epic is a religious document, it is essential in uncovering historically details of the war. Although the work has been translated and may not be the exact original, researchers imagine the original using the details that are given about the war. The Mahabharata tends to have a cumulative effect of a unending dream upon Indians who study it (Rexroth 30). The epic is so long that it seems to readers that the story continues on