Mahabharat and Ramayan are History books written in the form of Epic. But its actual history happens 7000 years ago. The excavation and research in the Indus Valley Civilisation matches the events happened in Mahabharat. Excavation tells that the soil of Indus Valley has exposure to radiation and mahabharat also mentions nuclear weapons. Mahabharat mentions - all women had miscarriages after that weapon was used ( just like a nuclear radiation) The war was so deadly that humanity lost ancient knowledge and tech.
@@Pranjal90 Who r u to call them bullshīt and fake historians? Just because it doesn't suit your taste doesn't mean it's fake. From others' point of view, your version is considered bullshīt and fake. The aryan is not just a theory. It agrees with the culture, geography and historical events of that time. You should be grateful that aryan, mughal, muslims etc had given so much culture, language and civilization to India
@@rrsharizam I'm calling fake Historian , who are fake indeed. That whole Aryan theory is bogus & fake. You don't liked my comment that's your wish, even i don't care, but the truth won't change.
Indeed! The Kauravas also had a half-brother Yuyutsu who was the oldest son of Dhritarashtra if I'm not wrong. He was conceived by a maid after Gandhari had failed to produce any children.
Gandhar Is Present Day Taxila And Peshawar Taxila Was Capital Of Gandhar But later It Is Shifted To Peshwar It Is Not Related To Kandhar Of Afghanistan
Philosophical side of Mahabharat is that Five Pandav are your five senses. Karna is your Ego. Kauravas are your 100 of Vices and desires. Bhisma is your blind intelligence. Krishna is soul consciousness that guides your senses. So Mahabharat is a war within you to become a better person. Bhagvad Geeta provides the important philosophical advice innuciated by Krishna or soul consciousness. Shiva is the ultimate cosmic consciousness which one reach after Moksha. I hope you will pin it.
I am a 61 year old Indonesian, have finished reading fragment books of the Mahabharata, Bagawadgita, Bharatayudha and Ramayana since I was 8 years old. My idols are Bisma, Krishna, Bima, Salya, Ekalaya and Dewi Anggraeni. For Ramayana I like Dewi Shinta, the heroes Laksmana, Hanoman, Kumbakarna and his brother Wibisana and of course all in the Mahabharata - Ramayana version of Java-Sunda, Indonesia. Tks 🙏🏼
I'm from Karnal (Haryana, India), a city named after Karna. And Kurukshetra is at the distance of just 29 km from Karnal. Actually Haryana got its name from Mahabharata ( Hari ka aagman/abode of God). Gurugram is the place where Guru Dronacharya had taught Kauravas and Pandavas. Panipat,Sonipat were one of the five villages demanded by Pandavas. Jind is the place where Pandavas had lived their "vanvas"(exile) And Kaithal was established by Yudhisthira. Sorry for the long comment 😃
@Rupesh Thakare before uttering anything, you should go and check the real Mahabharata!! Your story about so called suryavanshi Jaat, Gurjar, Rajput is nothing but a stupid tale. I'm a Gurjar myself and i don't have any golden hairs lol 🤣
@Rupesh Thakare Bhai KRISHNA JI AUR SAB INDIAN HI THE AUR SURYAVANSHI AUR CHANDRAVANSHI RAJPUT HOTE HAI JO SURYA DEV JI AUR CHANDRA DEV JI KE VANSH SE HAI NAKI KOI GOLDEN BAAL WALE KAHA PAR DEKHLIYA TUMNE BHAGWAN SHREE RAM JI KO GOLDEN BAALO KE SAATH
can we all just give this man a round of applause for repeating some of those names so many times as a non-native speaker of the original language? Not easy but he didn't shy away from the challenge :)
@@mvalthegamer2450 Its a false narrative. This whole Aryan Invasion and all. highly pervasive on Internet. Try Reading some Indians on debunking this Myth of Aryan Invasion theory. Sanskrit false linking to lineage of Proto Indo-European will be hence proved .
Mahabharata is not all about war, it is also about what one should do and what one should not do. Each character is an example of that. (There are 100s of characters in epic, so I am going to cover some only. If you want to take a look, then check it on eng Wikipedia.) Shantanu was a very good ruler, who believed in pure love and didn't care about caste: He didn't know about his first wife when they married. He even didn't care that Satyavati was a fisherwoman. The one flaw about him was his impatience which broke his married life with Ganga. Satyavati, the fisherwoman, is also referred to as the matriarch of the Mahabharata war. Her role in the epic was little but significant. Her blind ambitions and insecurity, which she thought was good, were some factors of the downfall of the dynasty. The story of Satyavati states that we should think twice before doing something. Bhishma was very strong and capable, but his too much selflessness made him weak. If he had stopped the events which led to rivalry, the war could have been avoided. His steady oath is criticized. The Mahabharata states that we should change ourselves as per necessity. Dhritarashtra was physically strong but mentally weak, who was easily manipulated by his brother in law, Shakuni. He knew that his sons were wrong, but didn't stop them because of his fatherly love. He was also very insecure. Gandhari is known for her devotion towards her husband. Her major flaw was not to stop her sons from doing evil. Her story suggests that parents should develop their child's character from their children or it would be too late. Pandu died because of his carelessness. He knew the consequences of his act but could not resist his lust and tried to make love with Madri, who also died with him. Incident is mainly about self-control and not being tempted by temporary things (lust for Pandu), which may give pleasure for a while but cause problems in future Kunti is one of the three female protagonists in the epic (the remaining are Draupadi and Gandhari). She is known for her motherly affection but her secret past (Karna's birth) ruined her happiness. Kunti had the power to be blessed with a son whenever she wanted. Out of curiosity, she used her powers and asked Surya for a son. When Surya gifted her a child, she realised what she had done and had to abandon the kid. Although she saved herself from society but was not able to save herself from the sorrow of her act. The story Kunti tells us to make our decisions with wisdom, not curiosity. Her story also tells that we can't save ourselves from the guilt of our sins. Karna is the heroic villain of the Mahabharata. He was very generous, skilled and wanted respect. He knew what was right and what was wrong, still preferred to support the wrong side. Karna was born when an adolescent Kunti was blessed with a son from Surya, the sun. Kunti abandoned him with a heavy heart as she feared the backlash from society. He was adopted by Bhishma's charioteer. Later he befriended Duryodhana and was gifted a kingdom from him. Karna, to keep his friendship, did a lot of bad things. The story of Karna suggests that we should stay away from evil friends, even if they have helped a lot. Draupadi, the tragic heroine, was badly treated by Duryodhana and many others. Her marriage with 5 Pandavas was the result of her greed and impatience in her previous birth. When God asked her what she wanted in her next birth, she asked a husband five times in haste. She wanted her husband to be righteous (Yudhishthira), strongest (Bhima), skilled in every field (Arjuna), the most handsome (Nakula) and the wisest (Sahadeva). God then replied that it is impossible to get all qualities in one single man before granting her the boon. After the war, no one was happy, as everybody lost their loved ones. Draupadi lost all her relatives except for her husbands. Yudhishthira, the emperor, suffered a lot because of his gambling addiction. Because of him, his brothers had to face a lot of situations. His story suggests that our bad habits not only cause harm to us but also our loved ones. Shakuni, the plotter in the epic, wanted revenge on Hastinapura. The reason was his sister's wedding with a blind man, which he taught to be the humiliation of his family. His revenge ruined his life too. Duryodhana, the antagonist filled with greed and pride, never liked his cousins and even tried to kill them on many occasions. His ego was the reason for his downfall. But he is appreciated for his fair and equal treatment with everybody. Pls hit a like if you like this.
Mahabharata is a huge part of Indonesian culture. I'm currently majoring in Indonesian Literature and working on my analysation of Indian epics including Mahabharata. Btw I was today years old when I found out the island Java is mentioned in Ramayana. Thanks for the video! It helps me a lot
Same in Thailand, Burma, Cambodia and Laos. Long before the Chinese influences came, that area was influenced solely by India with the exception of a few places (like the area of what is now Northern Vietnam - completely different culture than their neighbors in Cambodia, Thailand, Lao, Burma)
You all should learn more about Karna. There are many things which are untold in summary Mahabharata. There are TV series called "Surya putr Karna" on TH-cam.
Do you know Druyodhana's mother Gandhari was actually the princess of Gandhar (Today named as Kandahar in Afghanistan). Sakuni was the brother of Gandheri.
There are loads of Indian tv series based on it. But well they are Indian movie style, so for westerns doesn't look that great. If Netflix would do the justice to Vedic epic stories, that would be great.
@@oleksandrbyelyenko435 I was thinking like a game of thrones style series that went huge. It would reach far and wide if done properly and the great thing about it is the script is already written. A few tweaks here and there that dont vere too far away from the main plot points and we have a winner.
In Java, Indonesia there is also the Mahabarata story, where the story is adopted from the original Mahabarata story in India, but there are some parts of the story that are changed,For example, the Indian version of the Mahabharata Gandari covers his eyes with a cloth to honor her blind husband, Meanwhile, the Javanese version of Gandari looks at the sun so that her eyes will become blind.
And there is some little different too. The Javanese version of Pandawa (Pandavas) are Puntadewa (Yudhistira), Werkudara (Bima), Janaka( Arjuna), Nakula, and Sadewa. Yeah, just a little different.
Interesting info...There are regional variations of mahabharat in india too...but the one written by rishi-god Ved Vyasa is regarded the highest amongst all!😊
as an Indonesian I'm so surprised about the whole explanation. I grew up knowing such Sanskrit names without any explanation of what and who they are. Even majority of Indonesians are not aware those are Sanskrit names. I recall some of Hindu God names from our school's history subject but not that detail.
Excellently told @UsefulCharts.... Just one correction, Ved-Vyas did not sleep with Queens to get them pregnant. He had also taken a wow of celibacy like Bhishma. He performed incantations (mantras) and listening to this both queens got pregnant. During this process the servant of these queens also heard it being in same room and she also got pregnant (her baby is half brother you referred to as Vidhur)
but I thought he really slept with them? ambika became white with disgust so pandu was born with "pand" or vitiligo in English, And ambalika closed her eyes during intercourse so dhritarashtra was born blind is what I've read.
@@thafheem4637 That's what I read too. It was through a practise called Niyog where childless women could get impregnated by a "surrogate father". Vyasa Muni was in his yogic form, all disheveled and unkempt as you would being in extreme tapasya for years together. Ambika got scared and her blood drained so pandu was anemic, Ambalika closed her eyes, so Dhritarashtra was blind and a dasi entered the room to clean the room or whatever and got impregnated too but she was stone cold brave and fearless hence Vidur was smart as hell!
@Rage of Zeus yeah it's available in hindi in youtube too with English subtitles (I recommend Ramsagar Ramayan , as others just focus on drama rather than story)
@NOYBRamayan and Uttar Ramayan is available in hindi marathi Bangla tamil Telugu on TH-cam and Mahabharata in Hindi and Telugu on TH-cam and I mean the old series of 80s
The people of Java ( Sundanese and Javanese ) including the Balinese know this story, in fact we have our own version of the story along with Ramayana. The stories are usually told vie puppets or theatrical drama.
@@anatine_banana_69 of course there are differences, in fact it is quite different from the original one. Some made up characters were added, as well as new events, the location usually took place in Java instead of India. Perhaps you can read it about it, just type "Javanese Ramayana/Mahabarta."
…now I understand why Indians, south-east Asians & Australasians are bored by Judaic mythologies - none of the Adamic mythologies hold a candle to the depth, splendour and complexity woven into Indie traditions and the basic Indian/Sri Lankan/Malay/Korean/Indonesian/Aboriginal psyche 😮
Ancient scriptures already confirmed about multiple dimension theory ad in this story too the demi gods, which live in another world or realm travel to other realms easily ..we cant cause we r not demi gods, we r just normal humans
@@kingsgaming2265 Hinduism is world's 3rd most followed religion and it's growing faster than Christianity. Islam is still fastest growing religion. Also Hinduism is so plural n liberal so those people who are tired of religious control will more follow Hinduism in future.
@@kingsgaming2265 christianity is the religion of europe who killed the people of world from americas to australia africa. Thats how you spread through violence
@@sandeepshetty1589 muslim never invade South East Asia. In you want to use the word 'invade', then Indian also invaded South East Asia because our original belief was animism.
Thank you bro I and my friend also want to real Quran and Bible and read little bit from online .... Actually Hindus are Sanatan Dharma and Sanatan means Sustainability and We accept everything that's why we coexist so beautifully....we have the most democratic aspects that why we have so many gods and Female Gods as well ...even Dharma doesn't means any religion Dharma is like Karma kind of But has many more aspects as well.... we Can be Sanatan Believe in Only Krishna or Only Sivha or believe all or Atheist also, Sikh Also, Jain Also, Muslim can also Become Sanatan Muslim, Or Christian also can become Sanatan Christian....... Once Again Thank You bhaii we have to learn to live together with peace and that's why we need to learn eachother culture to live peacefully
Thanks for the very good video and the Chart and the knowledge you shared, some enhancements might be appropriate few importance to cover… 1. “Dushyala" is the only sister of the Kauravas. 2. “Jujutsu”, Gandhari’s step son (actual mother Sugadha, who was a maid of Gandhari); he was the only Kauravas, who joined Pandavas in the war and survived. It is sometimes heard that Jujutsu is the primitive name of a kind of marshal-art was first mastered by him and thus the name came up.
When Robert Oppenheimer( Inventor of Atomic bomb) witnessed the first detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945, a piece of Hindu scripture ran through the mind of Robert Oppenheimer and he quote : “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds”. It is, perhaps, the most well-known line from the Mahabharata Bhagavad-Gita
Facts: almost every locations which described in Mahabharat are geographically real locations in today's India quite amazing n thrilling at the same time. Something which was happened 3000 years ago n remembered by people through smriti n compiled later for us it was never ever a history it's guiding our ways to Dharma! 🙏 Avatar means incarnation to be precise.
@@khizarkhan6906 I'm on right path hope lord Shiva bless you by the way earth is not flat 😁 learn Shrimad Bhagwat Gita n mahabharat your arab world is going to add these two in their school syllabus 😁 fake asmani book will not take you anywhere.🙏
@@Samurai016 Idk If u r a boy or a girl... But Please wake up from the sleep... U aren't blessed... Also Praying infront of self made moortis will also not take u anywhere... I know getting blessed is not. In everyone's luck... But i. Got. A. Chance to show u the true path... If u r really want to know who, the real Muslims are please see the turks not the Arabs.. As they are just working under Israel... And if u read quran.. Allah clearly stated that the smallest child of the king will rule over his brothers and will not be a true Muslim... I hope u get blessed by Allah almighty ❤️
Great video, let me add some information : 1. Karna is the eldest of pandavas, but sided with kuravas. 2. Kuruksethra (Kuru Setra) could translate into the field of Kuru, with Kuru (could) refer to Kuravas. And don't expect small field, it is huge if not humongous. 3. The "contestant" of Mahabarata War not only from 2 faction (Kuravas or Pandavas) but also from kingdom who sided/affiliate with them. 4. There are several TV series from India tell the story about Mahabarata, the best depiction is from 70 or 80, as they try to strictly follow the story. 5. The characther involved in the war, the could be reincarnated from previous live, demigod, receive blessed from gods in the form of weaponry.
Are you indian / hindu And if you are not I have some advice for you brother.. 1. Do not add 'a' at the last of noun. Its not pronounced, its half pronounced, english dont have letter for that sound. Most of places 'a' is half pronounced. 2. Sanskrit has wide vocabulary but translators didn't understood exact meaning, and don't have any word in english. Example - Demi God. As far I know demi gods means Half God, and We do not have any concept of Half God. We have Different terms relating to Gods, Divine beings and Higher Beings like Param ishwar Ishwar Param atma Atma Dev ( male) Devi ( female) Bhagwan Etc. All these sanskrit words has different meanings And english has only God. I hope you understood, brother.
The author (Vyasa) managed to create/compose such an epic backstory about a battle between 2 houses outside a city. Imagine if he narrated a backstory about the "Battle of the Nations" or the entire Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon Bonaparte would probably portrayed as the avatar of Jesus and his brothers (or marshals) were the angels. Or perhaps since he ultimately lose the war, he was the anti-Christ, and the protagonists were the Russians, the Prussians, and the Austrians.
@@ihl0700677525 It was not a battle of only two houses. In this war, almost every major house of India participated. The epic also mentions about kings of other countries like'Chin' (Tibet) and 'Maha Chin' (China), 'Parsik' (Persia) sending their armies.
@@vedantartstudio1094 Wrong. The 'a' or अकार at the end of words is skipped only in the modern languages of Northern India. In Sanskrit however, the final 'a' is pronounced. So while the word देव may be pronounced as 'dev' in Hindi, it is pronouced as 'deva' in Sanskrit, always, no exceptions. Therefore, when writing Sanskrit words in the Roman script the final 'a' should be written. A way to distinguish between अकार and आकार is to use 'ā' for the later.
I love this epic so much, me and my husband are set to name our son Dristadyumena, the brother of Drupadi and the leader of the Pandava Army during the war, with the hope that he would fight protecting his family, his friends, and most importantly, his sister.
@@pratikb8131 I know who he is, I like him too.. but he just doesn't feel relatable to us. He's one of my top 5 characters though (Krishna, Drestadyumena, Karna, Bhimasena, and Arjuna).
@@aidanjanemcintosh6919 super Aidan. 👌 this is how the story is meant to be consumed!!!! Don't listen to people influencing you of one character being better over the other. The very premise of the story is to encompass broad variety of human behavior and belief system that the reader can relate to. You found it in dresthadyumena. Someone else will find it in arjuna someone else will find it in nakula or sahadeva. It's the simpleton who finds comfort or relaxation to Krishna a righteous guide, but it takes a learned personality to relate to characters that fit their lives or state of being. Congratulations !
In the battle, Krishna is Arjuna's charioteer. . Arjuna Hits karna's chariot with an arrow, it moves 10 yards back. Karna Hits Arjuna's chariot, it moves 2 yards back. Again Arjuna hits karna's Chariot and it moves 10 yards back. Again Karna hits Arjuna's chariot and it moves 2 yards back. And Each time Krishna praises KARNA. Arjuna is shocked, says ''When I hit him his chariot moves 10 yards back but when he hits me, my chariot moves only 2 yards back. So why do you praise him each time?" . Krishna, "O dear great son of Kunti, I am sitting on your chariot with the weight of the entire universe, the mighty Hanuman is sitting on your chariot and still Karna is able to push it 2 yards back"
@@aniruddha3431 haven't found a single proof...we have found Indus valley civilization which isn't mentioned in the mythology books...truth comes up fairy tales are always fairy tales...
This isn’t even in the classical Mahabharata, let’s stop bringing later regional additions into the never ending fighting about whether Arjuna or Karna is more impressive please
I started reading an abridged version of the Mahabharata. It is very impressive. Almost every passage has an "aha" moment which makes you stop and think. It also generates a great deal of inner conflict has it is hard to know what is "good" and what is "evil", as events evolve, everything becomes intermeshed and you realize it is impossible to judge anything in such a simple way. All you know at the end is - "The workings of Karma and Dharma is profound and subtle." and weather you chose the "action of the men" or "action of the gods" i.e. inaction and surrender results to the higher powers, you cannot ultimately have any regrets, because it is all too complex of a web for any moral to have known what to do anyways.
Mahabharatha is aryan/brahmin in origin written in sanskrit.. prevedic shaivism is dravidians in origin written document has perished.. indus civilisation will make its revelation soon linking to the dravidians.. om namah shivaya 🙏🏽
@@TheZainshah0007 I really don't know much what I know is all the location which describes in Mahabharata are still their in India with the same name and I think the story is very much real because there are so many proof and remains of ancient time. I think the supernatural powers are not true but the basic story is somehow true.
@@TheZainshah0007 no one at that time is going to write a fiction this big. Nobody is going to pay them royalty for number of books sold! Also Hinduism even now is not an institutionalised religion like Islam or Christianity. There is no purpose for sustaining belief with stories, they don't even care about number of followers or religious expansion or using it as a political tool to raise army , its more about core ideologies and values Also it was initially transferred from generation to generation in oral form . Bible and quran were also in oral form at the beginning. But this is very very huge as compared to those ( even Big vedas) . Bigger and more complex, names, war strategies, family trees, politics , syncing with Krishna's life and bhagavat, its too much effort actually Am pretty sure no one will bother to take all these effort generation after generation, to sustain and help survive a fiction. Its more about dharma and complexities of finding what is good and what is bad in relation to our dharma ( as humans evolved, and its third yuga) , as compared to pretty straightforward stuffs with less complexities in previous yuga, ie time of Ramayana. Also magical elements and divine intervention is very less. If it was not real they could have made it a lot more fancier. Hindus are highly creative people, that's one of the reason turning water into wine or walking on water kind of stuff didn't really create any interest among them, even after 200 years of British attempts Also Places and all mentioned in it are also pretty accurate
@@TheZainshah0007 Mahabharata was first known as JAYA ( meaning victory) it was a 1000 Stanza long and developed into modern day Mahabharata of 100,000 Stanza so the basic conflict of the Kauravas and Pandavas would be real but we don't know what all got added
The non-Hindus have degraded the meaning of 'avatara' to low standards, but it's quite satisfying to see as a Hindu that another non-Hindu explain the real meaning of the word - God incarnated as human or animal.
@Earth Hub To rid earth of excessive evil from time to time and restore balance. Different forms are to represent different mystics or to suit the way in which they do it. Lord Vishnu, the Preserver, continues to rid evil from earth and universe UNTIL the end of the fourth(current) epoch, at the end of which Lord Shiva performs an ANGRY DANCE with his 3rd eye open to destroy the universe, and then Lord Bramha the Creator resets the universe. Eternal cycle.
@Earth Hub Hinduism doesn't have a concept of a single figure like Devil/Satan responsible for all the evil in the world. Hindu doctrine states that evil is influenced by 6 vices - Lust, Anger, Greed, Delusion, Arrogance & Jealousy. Nobody except the Supreme One(who can be visualised as the deities Vishnu, Shiva, Durga & Ganesha) are free from these vices, not even the deities like Indra(King of the Heavenly Realm & Devas other those mentioned above). Asuras obtain the power to subdue the Devas(responsible for the welfare of the world) by propitiating the Supreme One through severe austerities & when they misuse their powers, the Supreme One assumes form to subdue them. This cyclic phenomenon of Devas & Asuras wining & losing alternately is governed by the rules of Karma i.e the Devas & Asuras are defeated due to their bad karma performed under influence of the 6 vices & are victorious by propitiating the Supreme One through subduing those vices. And sometimes the Asuras obtain immunity from death at the hands of non-animals, so God outfoxes them by assuming the form of animals. For the example the Asura Hiranyakshashipu was immune to death from the hands of men, women & animals so Bhagavan Vishnu kills him assuming the form of Narasimha, a lion-human hybrid.
Fun Fact: a group that participated in the Kurukshetra war still exists as of today. The Kambojas a tribe that participated in the battle of Kurukshetra can be found in Punjab. These days their called Kamboj, but their population is dwindling.
arv er I don’t think Kamboja is a city, but rather a tribe of people that lived in Central Asia/Afghanistan. I’m apart of the Kamboj caste and half Khatri we are descendants of Kamboja and other Vedic Aryan groups.
Ong's Jukebox Channel Well, some people say. While others say no. Kamboja predates Kampuchea. Kambojas were light skinned, blue/green, brown hair people. They resemble Pamiris, Kashmiris, Nuristani, Pashtuns and Tajiks.
Ome of Mahabharata's sub plot is enough to equal with Illiod or Odyssey. Mahabaratha is epic and this shitty Bollywood movies doing masala films where we have a lot of amazing themes.
It's a bit funny.. to see most of my relatives/neighbor/friends' name are here.. even my father's name, Karna. yes we are muslims.. hehehe. In indonesia (java) it's part of our culture. Even being taught in school..
6:04 correction: Vyasa was a sage, he's not any relative of Satyavati but there was a special position in empires for Sages to guide the King and his family and Maharishi (a designation) Vyasa was doing same for Hastinapur ( kuru capital). he never slept with widows actually Vichitrvirya was the biological father of all 3 2nd Correction: Kunti got a boon so that she can ask any god to be the father of her son, like God was the father of Jesus but still Mary was virgin 3rd Correction: Gandhari was unable to gibe birth to any child from a long time (that's why Pandu was younger brother of dhritrashra but his eldest son was also elder than Duryodhana) so a sage ( I'm unable to remember the name) gave her the boon so she can have 100 sons Kurukshetra wasn't a city* everyone should read the summary of Mahabhart, it have the solutions of most of our problems if we understand the teachings.
Vyasa was born to Satyavathi and sage Parasara in an Island. His original name was Krishna Dwaipayana (Krishna means Black, Dwaipayana means born on Island). Sage Parasara who fell in love with Satyavathi the foster daughter of Fisher man ruler marries her and gives her a boon that she would be still a virgin and on her request gives a boon that the son she got through him will be the most respected of all sages and becomes famous eventually. At the request of his mother Satyavathi , Vyasa intercourses with Ambika and Ambalika widows just to keep the clan of Kuru continue.
Sadly in india, our history books are writien by propagandists who are left leaning and Islamists. So there is negligible attention given to these original histories and more importance is given to the history of "Mughals". As an indian student, We would love to study these historical events in school.
@@user-ll6pr5cw1f ummm, I would not call it "mythological stories". It is rather a "historical event", and as said in the video, if you don't believe every small event (for example, the saint and her wife turned into deer and were involved in sexual intercourse and Arjun shot them thinking they are actually deer.) to be true but you believe this event occurred than you can also call it a "legend".
Kalash Sharma if Mahabharata is Indian history, odessey is Greek history. Arabian nights is Arab history, Shahnameh is Persian history. You can’t pick and choose, you go the whole hog.
@Rudra Baku I don't know if you know or not but Hinduism more of a way of life than God. So most of the Hindu texts have nothing to do with God as in Abrahamic interpretations. A significant sect of Hindus comprises of atheists. (Atheists in western interpretation)
Mahabarata is very complex, surprising,and Verity of feelings and emotions are present.... You have explained a very beautiful manner thank u so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏..... And a lot of love form india ❤️🇮🇳
There was a king named Shantanu, who ruled the kingdom of Hastinapur in ancient India. He married Ganga and they had a son, Devvrata. Ganga was actually a Goddess doing penance.She left as soon as Devvrata was born. Devvrata was a prodigious child, showing great skills in archery. Devvrata was announced the heir of the throne. Shantanu gets attracted to another lady named Satyavati and proposes her. She accepts, but her father puts a condition that he would allow only if her yet to born son would be the heir of the throne. Shantanu drops the idea. Devvrata renounces his claim to the throne and also takes oath to live a life of celibacy and protect the throne till he is alive. His sacrifice was so great that people started calling him Bhishma. Shantanu and Satyavati have two sons. First son dies of illness and second son “ Vichitryavirya” becomes the king. Bhishma wins three princess for king Vichitryavirya viz Amba, Ambika, Ambalika. Ambika and Ambalika accepts the king, but Amba loved Shalva. She blames Bhishma for her misfortune and vows to kill Bhishma. Vichitryavirya dies without a child. Satyavati calls Vyasa to impregnate the Queens. (Vyasa is Satyavati’s Son before marriage). Ambika gives birth to Dhritarashtra and Ambalika to Pandu. Dhritarashtra though being the elder son is not made the king as he is Blind. Pandu is made the king. (This is where the seed for the war was sowed). Dhritarashtra forever remains insecure of his blindness. Dhritarashtra marries Gandhari and they have 101 kids. 1 daughter and 100 sons, eldest among them is Duryodhan. Pandu marries Kunti and Madri. Kunti has 3 sons viz Yudhisthir, Bhima, Arjuna. Madri has 2 sons Nakula and Sahadeva. Though Dhitarashtra gets married first , Pandu gets the first child, Yudhisthir . Kunti also has one son outside the marriage named Karna. whom she abandons. Karna is raised by a person who works as a charioteer for the king. Pandu dies. Dhritarashtra is made the king. Now, his sole aim is to see that his son Duryodhan becomes the king. Yudhisthir grows into a man of wisdom while Duryodhan fails to impress Bhishma and other courtiers. Yudhisthir also being elder to Duryodhan turns out to be the obvious choice for the heir. Dhritarashtra reluctantly announces Yudhisthir as the heir. Duryodhan has a cunning uncle Shakuni who plans to kill Yudhisthir and his brothers in a wax house. They are saved by timely intervention of Vidhur, their minister and uncle. Everyone thinks Pandavas are dead , hence Duryodhan is announced as the heir of the throne. In the meantime, Arjuna wins Draupadi in an archery contest. But, Draupadi was finally married to all 5 brothers. The 5 brothers(Pandavas) return Hastinapur with draupadi. Bhishma suggests division of the kingdom to keep both parties happy. Pandavas receive the western part of the Kingdom(Indraprastha) and Duryodhan gets Hastinapur. Avaricious Duryodhan unhappy with his half decides to annex Indraprastha by hook or crook. His uncle Shakuni, a great gambler, invites the Pandu brothers for a gambling contest. Yudhisthir loses everything including himself , his wife and his brothers. Duryodhan orders his brother Dushassana to disrobe Draupadi in front of the court. Bhima vows to slay Duryodhan for the insult. Pandavas are sent to 13 years of exile as per the pre-decided rules of gambling. After 13 years Pandavas ask for their Kingdom, Duryodhan refuses and thus war starts. Arjuna asks his friend and cousin Krishna to be his Charioteer and Guide. Duryodhan has his friend Karna, one of the finest archers, apart from Bhishma and Dronacharya on his side. War starts. Arjuna realizes that he has to kill his Grandsire Bhishma and beloved teacher Dronacharya to win the war. He gets overwhelmed and drops his weapon. Krishna then persuades him to fight the war as the war is against injustice, not against Bhishma or Dronacharya. After a long stalemate, Arjuna attacks Bhishma and injures him out of the war. Dronacharya is then made the chief commander of Kaurava forces. Arjuna’s son Abhimanyu is killed by deceit, flouting the rules of the war. Arjuna pledges to slay Jaydrath, who was responsible for the death. Dronacharya is killed by Pandavas, by deceit. Karna is then made the commander in chief. Dusshasan is killed by Bhima .After a fierce battle, Karna is killed by Arjuna when Karna is defenseless. Shalya is made the commander in chief. Shakuni is killed by Nakula and Shalya is killed by Yudhishtir Duryodhan being exhausted leaves the battle and rests near a pond. He is intercepted by Pandavas and Krishna. Bhima and Duryodhan agree to a mace duel. Duryodhan being agile and and technically superior gets the upper hand, but ultimately is slain by Bhima by an illegitimate move in mace fighting. Duryodhan dies. Pandavas return to Hastinapur. Dhitrasthra forgives evryone but Bhima, who alone killed all his sons. Yuhisthir is announced as the king. Pandavas meet Bhishma on his deathbeds
Actually before Ganga marries Shantanu she let's him make a promise that if she marries him, she will drown the first eight children of hers. Because they were 8 wise men from heaven and they came to earth as a punishment. But as she was abt to drown the eight child,Shantanu tells her to spare that child and that child is Bhishma.N the seven children killed went back to heaven and now appear every night as saptarshi.
The tree is ok. The dates are messed up. The great war was fought in 5561 BCE (7081 years ago). Ramayana and Mahabharata are epics (Itihasa - History with some colour added to make it interesting to read).
There were no Aryans before. He says the story was created in 1000 BCE and written in 500 CE. In Mahabharata Hunas were mentioned who invaded India only in 5th century CE.
@Dhirendra singh tomar Yes that's true. 🙏🙏🙏 If Aryans were basically so intelligent and advanced, then ------what made them to move from their native place, ------why those places remained nomadic from where the left. -----is there any single similarities found between migrant and native Aryans. Till last 70 years all these native Aryans were nomads and still fighting eachother. 😀😀😀
I'm not currently qualified to do a video on the Mahabharata (and frankly the task seems to daunting to do) but this does make me want to look into it more. This chart definitely explains the characters's relations to one & others very well! Idk why I wasn't subscribed to you sooner
If you do a video please make sure you do more research than this vid and put it on the *same* level as Christian stories. Too many people put Hinduism, a live and widely practiced religion, on the same level as dead mythologies just because it's polytheistic
My ancestors was ghatotkach - the son of bheema , ghatotkach was half rakshas and half human , he learned his magical powers from Mayong - the land of black magic , and also Narakasura and his son Bhagadatta was from Assam too .
@@TingTong2568 shut up, even some people claim that they are descendants from the clan or dynasty of Lord Ram and Krishna. If Mahabharata a.d Ramayana are truly our history then it's possible that we are connected to them somehow
@@rajanisingh890 why should i shut up. I have the right to speak my mind. Anybody can claim to be anything. Heck, some even claim they are descendent of aliens. Claims without proof is just empty talk. Do a genetic test to prove their claims are authentic.
Matt, I’m totally blind, so I wasn’t able to follow any of the actual visuals of your chart. But I never can. But you do such a good job of being methodical, that I can follow along by listening. By the way, your pronunciation is incredible.
@@Deepakkumar-pn6vw no, there are many reasons for war like kuntis secret, bhismas oath, yudhishthira foolishness, pandus death, land, cattle, Draupadi vastraharan, curses.
@@dhananjayvasudeva7628 i dont care if its true or if its the most common or whatever lmao, i just wanted to share the indonesian version, how it changes several things in the story and put emphasis on different characters. Sure its not authentic but the essence is the same, i mean, i can recite the entire story just as good as an indian so i see no problem
@tofrie bro I think India's oldest name is ariyabarat ....so old India's wife call their husbands Ariya.... ..it is the British who mislead the word .... We also know this facts form mahabharat , Ramayana, manushmiti.......it is also not told as that ariyan and Indian are blood related... because blood can be mix after many year later...... .in my knowledge ... They are both seperate things...... Also ancient India is call ariyabarat.....their are many things that history is unsolve...one of which is why indus velly was emptyed no people live their.......why ariyans do not destroyed indus civilization monoments.... Why indus velly is so intact ...not a ancient battle remain not found...... When two society meet their always a clash....
Awesome content. As a bengali growing up in the 90s, everyone in my city of Calcutta had their grandparents tell them bedtime stories of the Mahabharata. The culture was so deep rooted back then, that even in go as you like and fancy dress competitions, you could see children dressed up as characters from the great Hindu epics. If there was a drawing competition, children would draw scenes of the battle of kurukshetra. In fact both me and my twin brother are named from the Mahabharata mythology.
@@saptarshiadhikary3736 debraj indra er rajprashad er naam. বৈজয়ন্ত এর বাংলা অর্থ বৈজয়ন্ত এর বাংলা অর্থ হলো - (p. 644) baijaẏanta বি. 1 ইন্দ্রপুরী; 2 ইন্দ্রের ধ্বজ বা পতাকা। [সং. বি + √ জী + অন্ত]।
Soon India's biggest Director S.S. Rajamouli will film a picture on the epic Mahabharata and it will be in 4 parts so later every person on this earth will know about our history
@AryanPeram no bahubali has only 2 parts. Rajamouli-garu said his dream project was to film the Mahabharata but he did not confirm if he has plans to do it tho. He is currently working on RRR - a historical action movie.
Yes he told about this and also told that so far any movies about Mahabharata will washed out and real clean great Mahabharat will know the world soon...and he told 10 years required for this epic film
You should definitely read it! It's quite interesting. I read it as explained by C. Rajagopalachari when I was 14. Loved it. Stories like these should definitely be read.😄
I read it, I think the biggest problem is not its length but the mindset of the story and characters is completely alien to us to the point that our common sense can't be applied. There are countless of "WTF Man!!??" moments trough out the entire epic.
@@deregapreyahvattaffdiff That might be because while the Ramayan is a more "what the right thing to do" is kinda thing, The Mahabharat is more of a 'WHAT U SHOULDN'T DO AT ANY COST".
@@janani1826 Yeah, they're pretty good, I've seen both series for Ramayana and Mahabharat and they've portrayed the myths and legends nicely! Altho yeah, it can get a wee bit cringy
Im so excited to see this video. I read the Mahabharata last year and fell in love with the story. It is really one of the world's best piece of literature and I really wish more westerners knew about it. Thank you for making this to spread awareness of this dope epic.
I am so impressed and grateful that you said Mahabharata and Ramayana are legends and not a mythology. You can still find the places mentioned in both the books like kurukshetra, Pataliputra ( Patna) and many more in Indian subcontinent.
The original is 10 times bigger at a minimum, sir!! a total of 125,000 couplets... stories within stories.... It is more networked than any, including GOT!!
I appreciate how in this story, genetics and being born in wedlock are not factors like they are in a lot of later families. Adoption and surrogacy are given more weight. People mocking the story saying the women were obviously lying and it was a cover-up for adultery are really missing the point.
U actually infered a great point. In Most of our ancient stories nd Hindu epics, it seems there were infertility problems among d ruling n elite class, nd adoption was quite a common thing then. Nd from those stories its quite apparent that, then ancient Indians dint see d blood relations to hold high importance especially when coming to continuum of their family heritage n legacy, but it was d value system that they had passed down to their kids (adopted or born ones) which they considered as their legacy. Example:- Sita Lord Rama's wife was an adoptee, Shakuntala mother of King Bharata(after whom India is named Bharat) was an adoptee, Krishna was adopted (although his mother never knew about it), king Karna was adopted etc
The story of women asking boons from Gods was more like the Western concept of Godfather. Parents wished for their children to be protected by those specific gods (Godfather). Like Lord Hanuman calls himself Pawn Putra ( the son of the Wind God Pawan) even though his actual father was alive. GOD Pawan thus is like a Godfather and blessed him with the power of flight and speed.
The most popular encient epic with the Ramayana which spread to the South East asian archipelago (Indonesia) and has been incorporated to the socio-cultural aspect of Indonesia till today. Many people of Indonesia (all though Muslim) have names coming from Ramayana/Mahabharata characters (Arjuna, Indra, Krisna, Rama, Sinta, Putri, Gatot, Pandu, etc)
It’s not Vyasa sleeping with half-brother wife.. Vyasa is the Spiritual father. By seeing the lady itself they become pregnant… becoz Vyasa is a saint. Unfortunately Western works cannot understand this logic..
Mahabharata does not start with Shantanu... You should go to the first chapter (Aathi Parvaa that contains lots of sub chapters) and start from there... It describes a much wide, much more involved... If you take a mid of that, it starts from Emperor Purooravas --> ... Nahusha ... --> Dushyanta --> Bharath (the original name of INdia and even now it is called so) --> Yayati --> Puru --> Kuru --> many kings and then Shantanu... That will be an interesting thing for you.... Just map Aadi Parvaa...
It goes even further back. Ramayana is based on solar dynasty and Mahabharata on lunar dynasty- so Mahabharata actually starts with the moon that is Soma
I think you will not understand geeta by reading it once I read geeta thrice and is still watching videos and reading it's explanation and I still can't follow it properly but it definitely changed my life for better it is so deep you have to read it again and again
Mahabharata is one of my favourite ancient stories. I'm mostly familiar with the Indonesian version of the story, however, which while mostly follows the plot of the original version alters some details and adds some subplots. Excellent video!
Just a correction tho. The Trimurti was a Hindu concept but was not something that most Hindus believed in anymore. It was re-emphasised by the Europeans due to their identification of it with the Trinity in Christianity. In reality the 3 most important deities in Hinduism are Vishnu, Shiva and Shakti. All with abilities to create, preserve and destroy.
Ask them how old is rig vedas and ...if he says 3000 yrs old ask them how old is river saraswati ...u will know how west is trying to hide the history of india ...
She was wife of 5 brothers because Thier mother unintentionally and unknowingly ordered whatever you brought divide it between you. Hence, she became wife of All 5 brothers.
You know that if one wife thought that she wasnt treated well by the king , she could go to the kopa bhavan, a house where wives disappointed with their husbands could go to. This is shown in the Ramayana, where Kaikeyi, Dasaratha's third wife and Lord Ram's stepmother goes when she knows that she had an offer from the king to ask two boons from him whenever she wanted because once Kaikeyi had saved his life by taking him in a chariot she drove herself when her husband was injured.
@@shivampatnaik2000 It was the same for both men and women. Draupadi herself had 5 husbands. None of them were above the other in status. None of them were a "male concubine". Likewise none of the other wives of each of the Pandavas were lesser in status to Draupadi.
@Leo Proctor yeah, that would get boring fast "So, the line was founded by Proley the first. He had a son who became Ptolemy II. Now, then he had sons of his own, one of who became ptolemyIII......."
Vyasa didnt sleep with the 2 queens...but granted them with a child blessing as he himself was a demigod...there was a twist in the tale that Ambika closed her eyes out of fear so dhrithrashtra was born blind and ambalika was shaking in front of him so pandu was born weak and later thus died! Ps-YOU DID GREAT❤️
You do know having a 3rd person impregnate the wives of infertile/dead husbands was a real thing in ancient India. It was called Niyoga, where a 3rd person, duly appointed by the infertile couple, was asked to impregnate the wife to beget a child. Plain old sex. No bullshit blessings or stuff. There were some rules to it ofcourse. There'd be no foreplay or contact of any kind with the upper body. There is a curtain between the male and the female so that none can see each other's face so that passion does not sneak into their minds. Only the legs of the female are kept uncovered. The male penetrates and ejaculates inside the woman and the process is completed. To avoid misuse, a man was allowed a maximum of three times in his lifetime to be appointed in such a way. The child thus born would be considered the child of the husband-wife and not that of the appointed man, who would not seek any paternal relationship or attachment to this child in the future. That's what Vyas dev did w the queens. No hocus pocus. You really need to read the texts more lmao.
@@brownie9620 lol what non sense there’s not a single mention of it in the particular scenario that is mentioned! Either you give legitimate links to your thrown up shit or just stfu lmao
Bro wtf r u saying... If he hasn't slept with the girls then how come they had a child? And about the blindness and weakness.? She closed her eyes out of fear and her child was blind... Com'on dude
I am a Hindu, living very close the places where all these events occurred in the past. This video provides the accurate information. Thank you for that. I am sure lot of Hindus(Indians) don't know these many details.
Some of my relatives were puppeteers for the traditional shadow puppet play which usually tell the epic Mahabarata and Ramayana versions of Java, Indonesia. They love those stories so much and that's why my cousins' name are Pandhu and Bhisma.
Refi, if your relatives still have the puppets, you/them can record each of the stories and post them on TH-cam. That will be awesome to watch. The interpretation, the actions, the colors etc. of the olden days are a treat to watch.
Great work. I'd just like to add one important detail that you missed out on. Vidura, Pandu and Dhritarashtra's half brother who advised Dhritarashtra to step down because of his blindness, was their half brother through the sage Vyasa and one of the handmaidens of the mothers of Dhritrashtra and Pandu.
Hello brother. Thanks a lot for this very useful chart & the way you explained it was awesome & enjoyable! You made it pretty simple. You skipped mentioning Draupadi though, she's there in the chart. She's a very iconic character from the Epic. Also Shri Krishna's family, Radharani, Rukmini, Eklavya, Ghatotkach etc can also be added to make it more elaborate just in case you want it.
Thanks for doing the Mahabharata! It’s a great story, with a few weird aspects (but to be honest all stories, ancient and modern, have them), and has a very large family dynamic. I know that you have already made the chart and everything, but I was wondering if you might like to know these few extra, maybe less talked about parts of the family tree that you didn’t cover: 1. Krishna had an older brother called Balarama who is important as he was Duryodhana’s teacher, and is sometimes depicted as a limiting factor to Krishna helping the Pandavas (although Krishna is an avatara so...) 2. Draupadi is really important as, besides being the wife of all the Pandavas (which happened for a kind of sensible but weird reason), she had a child with each who were killed after the war. Some iterations have the killer mistake them, the Upandavas, for the sleeping Pandavas. 3. The Kauravas had a sister, whom I have forgotten the name of but the completionist in me felt I should mention it. 4. Bheema and Arjuna were the only Pandavas to have children with women besides Draupadi. Bheema had a notable son called Gatokach, with a demoness called Hidimbi, who fought in the war (his death is a notable one - when struck down by Karna, he had grown so large that he squashed an entire enemy division beneath him). 5. The last point is just that a lot of the people you mentioned - Karna, Duryodhana and some other Kauravas - had sons who died in the war. Even Dhritarashtra had a son by another woman, who was the Kaurava to survive (but all of Gandhari’s sons perished). It’s a minor point but important as Arjuna was distinctly upset at the start of the war because on both sides he saw so many family relations, and he could only foresee the loss of his family from the world. It’s a major point in Bhagavad Gita so thought I’d mention it. Honestly wouldn’t have expected anyone who hasn’t read the Mahabharata repeatedly and seen some of the iterations to know these things, but you have struck me as someone who isn’t shy of knowing a few extra details that could have a place in your brilliant charts. Thanks for treating the material well and the same as any other piece of epic literature. Would love to see one for the Ramayana 👍🏾👍🏾 (which is a fair bit simpler lol).
Vedant Art Studio You have a good point. But it’s just that a lot of scholars nowadays, even those who produce some of the best translations of these texts, all seem to write it that way. Although, I haven’t ever seen a Rishia before, they tend to get the names ending in -i correct. In any case, the reasoning is less about what gives you an indication as to how a Sanskrit name is said today (I.e. Arjun instead of Arjuna etc.), but more about what is commonly accepted. This is in an effort to reduce confusion. If you find it a bit frustrating (I did at first) I just like to remember that the -a does serve to give the name a special look to it. Like when I look on a name and see ‘Dhruv’ I think “oh it’s just the name Dhruv like my friend Dhruv”. When I see ‘Dhruva’, although the way I say it doesn’t change, in my head I register that I am referring to its Sanskritic origin as a name for the North Star (which I got from the Bhagavata Purana). Sorry for the ramble.
Very interesting video, as an Australian, I had only heard of Ganesh, Vishnu and Krishna before watching. Definitely would love to see a similar video to this with the Trojan Wars, and people like Achilles ect.
No other story comes even close to the vastness of content, complexity of human conundrum and unraveling in nature than Mahabharata, please note that Bhagvadgeeta is a portion of this and was said by Lord Krishna himself at the outset of this great battle.
Bro you did well in studying all these but it takes a lot more effort and understanding to explain it as it is.... anyway you are doing the job pretty well....👍 (From Kerala, India)
He is a religious studies scholar and is highly qualified. The fact that he provides these brief summaries for free online to all is something which people should be more grateful for. They are brief summaries, not university courses that cover the topics in full detail. Their value is as introductions to the topic - or as a review for those who are already acquainted with the subject. I can't believe the amount of nonsense comments he is receiving under his videos on Indian topics. (not your comment, but MANY others.). I would have expected this kind of online rudeness from religious fanatics and nationalists more on the Islam, Christianity and Judaism videos. But on Hindu topics?! Something strange seems to be going on in Indian online culture these past few years. I've seen similar nonsense on all kinds of channels that touch on Indian history or current events. It is very concerning.
@Jaipur Joint nicely put. As an exmuslim, i quit my religion for many reasons but mainly because of the overlysensitive behaviour of most Muslims when defending their religion. I admire hinduism for its Gods and legends, but if the behaviour of hindus are no better than muslims, then its no better religion than islam as far as I'm concerned
About 15:55, it's not Parikshit who's being narrated the story, it's his son Janamejaya. Parikshit was narrated the story of krishna in a similar event.
@@cadem8005 Besides some aspects in the story of his life, the biggest difference between the original Ghatotkach and the Indonesian version is that the original is a giant bald demon while the Indonesian version is somehow a handsome magical prince clad in literally shining armor, lol.
Mahabaratham and Ramayanam epics have a lot of interwoven stories around each character. My wife tells these stories to our wide-eyed kids who question a lot learning the hood with the bad/evil. This culture and tradition continues for yugas. Every long living civilization has story telling, which I hope wouldn't stop in this modern age. Your video is a great example. Thank you!
@@akshaysharma8940 , in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 10th class telugu textbooks, last 7 lessons are 7 khandas of Ramayana, also we have many lessons from ancient books
@@chaitanyareddymuthyala2967 right now also?Heard there is a lot of anti hindu christan missionary activity going on there targeting dalits and breaking of temples supported by your state’s christian CM!
@@akshaysharma8940 , that's Andhrapradhesh bro , I am from Telangana, yes it's true that 25% of AP has been Christianised, Dalits and tribals are real targets of missionaries, but in AP even upper caste people are converting
@@296radithyasatria5 it's not the difference, it's just that how a culture interpreted the original events, maybe because of language barrier, so that's why we may find few differences in events and characters but overall the important message is same in every form that "Satya ki asatya pe humesa jeet hoti hai" 😄😄
@@_prash yes, that's right brother. The important message is still the same between two versions but some adjustments with javanese language makes it a bit different.
Except for the pronunciations, you did a great job in explaining the family tree. 🙌 Offended people who are commenting here should understand that he called it a legend, which is a mix of history and mythology. That was how real events were told or written during those times and these were later passed down. He never told that these never happened. And a story doesn't mean fictional as real incidents are also told as stories. Real incidents can also be told as epics or poems. Peace🙏
I learned all these things from a tv series bcs I found its story so interesting, I even made my hinduist friend amazed with my knowledge bcs I'm not a hinduist but knew everything about this story
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Intwesting vewy intwesting
Hey! Does your next project involve the solar dynasty (the ramayana epic)?
If no, could you please do a video on that?
You should do the Afghan Royal family in your next video!
@@elC1d774 yas
That's what I am telling to everyone.
But no one listens.
Mahabharat and Ramayan are History books written in the form of Epic.
But its actual history happens 7000 years ago.
The excavation and research in the Indus Valley Civilisation matches the events happened in Mahabharat.
Excavation tells that the soil of Indus Valley has exposure to radiation and mahabharat also mentions nuclear weapons.
Mahabharat mentions - all women had miscarriages after that weapon was used ( just like a nuclear radiation)
The war was so deadly that humanity lost ancient knowledge and tech.
This story is popular to in Indonesia, like it's become part of our culture. Until I knew that this story is from India.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
And that story from India came from Aryan from Afghanistan/Iran.
Indians merely adopted them.
Hinduism spread there around the year 4.
@@Pranjal90
Who r u to call them bullshīt and fake historians? Just because it doesn't suit your taste doesn't mean it's fake.
From others' point of view, your version is considered bullshīt and fake.
The aryan is not just a theory. It agrees with the culture, geography and historical events of that time.
You should be grateful that aryan, mughal, muslims etc had given so much culture, language and civilization to India
@@rrsharizam I'm calling fake Historian , who are fake indeed. That whole Aryan theory is bogus & fake.
You don't liked my comment that's your wish, even i don't care, but the truth won't change.
Loved it. Just wanted to say that the Kauravas had a female sibling too. Her name was Duhshala
Indeed! The Kauravas also had a half-brother Yuyutsu who was the oldest son of Dhritarashtra if I'm not wrong. He was conceived by a maid after Gandhari had failed to produce any children.
Yes,dusshala is female sibling of kauravas
@@bills2843 This is what happened but the maid was her lady-in-waiting. Yuyutsu was actually a friend of the Pandavas.
This guy was using all the wrong words and you loved it 😮
Yes..her husband name is SINDHAVA
Oh and, Gandhari (Dhritarashtra's wife) was the princess of 'Gandhar' that is, the present day 'Kandahar' in Afghanistan.
Gandhar Is Present Day Taxila And Peshawar Taxila Was Capital Of Gandhar But later It Is Shifted To Peshwar It Is Not Related To Kandhar Of Afghanistan
@@shadabparmar7694 yup its in the modern day pakistan
@@shadabparmar7694 No present day Qandahar is where Shakuni and Gandhari are from
@@karmaverick
You Can Search It Shakuni Gandhar Is Modern Day Takshila Of Pakistani Punjab And Later It's Capital Shift To Peshwar
@@shadabparmar7694 O yea i am pretty sure it was present day Afghanistan
Philosophical side of Mahabharat is that
Five Pandav are your five senses.
Karna is your Ego.
Kauravas are your 100 of Vices and desires.
Bhisma is your blind intelligence.
Krishna is soul consciousness that guides your senses.
So Mahabharat is a war within you to become a better person. Bhagvad Geeta provides the important philosophical advice innuciated by Krishna or soul consciousness.
Shiva is the ultimate cosmic consciousness which one reach after Moksha.
I hope you will pin it.
Yes
why tf would he pin this 😂
Damnnn ! ❤️🏆
this is a very dumb simplification. sorry if it hurts you, but philosophy(darshan) is not so simple
@@subham3398yes✅.
Also he insulted Vaikartana
I am a 61 year old Indonesian, have finished reading fragment books of the Mahabharata, Bagawadgita, Bharatayudha and Ramayana since I was 8 years old. My idols are Bisma, Krishna, Bima, Salya, Ekalaya and Dewi Anggraeni. For Ramayana I like Dewi Shinta, the heroes Laksmana, Hanoman, Kumbakarna and his brother Wibisana and of course all in the Mahabharata - Ramayana version of Java-Sunda, Indonesia. Tks 🙏🏼
Who is dewi anngraeni?
In mahabharat?
@@akshaysharma8940 Devi Anggraeni is Ekavlayas wife in Mahabharata Indonesian version
@@Pimot01 oh thanku for the info🙏🏻😁
@@Pimot01 My ideal 'karna'
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I'm from Karnal (Haryana, India), a city named after Karna.
And Kurukshetra is at the distance of just 29 km from Karnal.
Actually Haryana got its name from Mahabharata ( Hari ka aagman/abode of God).
Gurugram is the place where Guru Dronacharya had taught Kauravas and Pandavas.
Panipat,Sonipat were one of the five villages demanded by Pandavas.
Jind is the place where Pandavas had lived their "vanvas"(exile)
And Kaithal was established by Yudhisthira.
Sorry for the long comment 😃
@Rupesh Thakare before uttering anything, you should go and check the real Mahabharata!!
Your story about so called suryavanshi Jaat, Gurjar, Rajput is nothing but a stupid tale.
I'm a Gurjar myself and i don't have any golden hairs lol 🤣
Don't dwell to much on stories and it's totally delusional to compare fairy tales to real life
@@Prashant-xl1rv It Is 100000 % True
@Rupesh Thakare Bhai KRISHNA JI AUR SAB INDIAN HI THE AUR SURYAVANSHI AUR CHANDRAVANSHI RAJPUT HOTE HAI JO SURYA DEV JI AUR CHANDRA DEV JI KE VANSH SE HAI NAKI KOI GOLDEN BAAL WALE
KAHA PAR DEKHLIYA TUMNE BHAGWAN SHREE RAM JI KO GOLDEN BAALO KE SAATH
Thank you for this info. What is the reason for Karnal being named after Karna? Is it his kingdom given by Duryodhana?
can we all just give this man a round of applause for repeating some of those names so many times as a non-native speaker of the original language? Not easy but he didn't shy away from the challenge :)
Highly Screwed Pronunciations.
ITS SANSKRIT, NOT SOME INDO- EUROPEAN LANGUAGE AS MOST CLAIM
@@8schopra Sanskrit is an Indo European Language, the oldest surviving member of that group, and the third generation of that family
He still butchered them
@@mvalthegamer2450 Its a false narrative. This whole Aryan Invasion and all. highly pervasive on Internet.
Try Reading some Indians on debunking this Myth of Aryan Invasion theory.
Sanskrit false linking to lineage of Proto Indo-European will be hence proved .
he did a very bad job tho
This is not a story, this is our history.
@@syedhussainakbarakbar429 Poor soul 😂😂
@@jagadeeshmoida4569 when will they learn that Arabic culture is not sanatani 😂😂
Haha 😆 all know it's fake story only belives some idiot's 😆
@@syedhussainakbarakbar429 this was your history too ..then your ancestors got converted by the sword
@@syedhussainakbarakbar429 poor guy..
Mahabharata is not all about war, it is also about what one should do and what one should not do. Each character is an example of that. (There are 100s of characters in epic, so I am going to cover some only. If you want to take a look, then check it on eng Wikipedia.)
Shantanu was a very good ruler, who believed in pure love and didn't care about caste: He didn't know about his first wife when they married. He even didn't care that Satyavati was a fisherwoman. The one flaw about him was his impatience which broke his married life with Ganga.
Satyavati, the fisherwoman, is also referred to as the matriarch of the Mahabharata war. Her role in the epic was little but significant. Her blind ambitions and insecurity, which she thought was good, were some factors of the downfall of the dynasty. The story of Satyavati states that we should think twice before doing something.
Bhishma was very strong and capable, but his too much selflessness made him weak. If he had stopped the events which led to rivalry, the war could have been avoided. His steady oath is criticized. The Mahabharata states that we should change ourselves as per necessity.
Dhritarashtra was physically strong but mentally weak, who was easily manipulated by his brother in law, Shakuni. He knew that his sons were wrong, but didn't stop them because of his fatherly love. He was also very insecure.
Gandhari is known for her devotion towards her husband. Her major flaw was not to stop her sons from doing evil. Her story suggests that parents should develop their child's character from their children or it would be too late.
Pandu died because of his carelessness. He knew the consequences of his act but could not resist his lust and tried to make love with Madri, who also died with him. Incident is mainly about self-control and not being tempted by temporary things (lust for Pandu), which may give pleasure for a while but cause problems in future
Kunti is one of the three female protagonists in the epic (the remaining are Draupadi and Gandhari). She is known for her motherly affection but her secret past (Karna's birth) ruined her happiness. Kunti had the power to be blessed with a son whenever she wanted. Out of curiosity, she used her powers and asked Surya for a son. When Surya gifted her a child, she realised what she had done and had to abandon the kid. Although she saved herself from society but was not able to save herself from the sorrow of her act. The story Kunti tells us to make our decisions with wisdom, not curiosity. Her story also tells that we can't save ourselves from the guilt of our sins.
Karna is the heroic villain of the Mahabharata. He was very generous, skilled and wanted respect. He knew what was right and what was wrong, still preferred to support the wrong side. Karna was born when an adolescent Kunti was blessed with a son from Surya, the sun. Kunti abandoned him with a heavy heart as she feared the backlash from society. He was adopted by Bhishma's charioteer. Later he befriended Duryodhana and was gifted a kingdom from him. Karna, to keep his friendship, did a lot of bad things. The story of Karna suggests that we should stay away from evil friends, even if they have helped a lot.
Draupadi, the tragic heroine, was badly treated by Duryodhana and many others. Her marriage with 5 Pandavas was the result of her greed and impatience in her previous birth. When God asked her what she wanted in her next birth, she asked a husband five times in haste. She wanted her husband to be righteous (Yudhishthira), strongest (Bhima), skilled in every field (Arjuna), the most handsome (Nakula) and the wisest (Sahadeva). God then replied that it is impossible to get all qualities in one single man before granting her the boon. After the war, no one was happy, as everybody lost their loved ones. Draupadi lost all her relatives except for her husbands.
Yudhishthira, the emperor, suffered a lot because of his gambling addiction. Because of him, his brothers had to face a lot of situations. His story suggests that our bad habits not only cause harm to us but also our loved ones.
Shakuni, the plotter in the epic, wanted revenge on Hastinapura. The reason was his sister's wedding with a blind man, which he taught to be the humiliation of his family. His revenge ruined his life too.
Duryodhana, the antagonist filled with greed and pride, never liked his cousins and even tried to kill them on many occasions. His ego was the reason for his downfall. But he is appreciated for his fair and equal treatment with everybody.
Pls hit a like if you like this.
You should explain a bit more about Karna....
Where is karna 😬😬
@@nateshdruthi637 already mentioned
Great 👍
I learned a lot. Thanks!
What about Arjun?
Oh I see, Thats why my Hindu friends say "don't start Mahabharata here bro" when I use to quarrels with him. Now I get it
😂😂😂 , in Mahabharata a big war happened
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😂😂. Where are you from?
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Is that ser davos from your profile 😂
Mahabharata is a huge part of Indonesian culture. I'm currently majoring in Indonesian Literature and working on my analysation of Indian epics including Mahabharata. Btw I was today years old when I found out the island Java is mentioned in Ramayana. Thanks for the video! It helps me a lot
Same in Thailand, Burma, Cambodia and Laos. Long before the Chinese influences came, that area was influenced solely by India with the exception of a few places (like the area of what is now Northern Vietnam - completely different culture than their neighbors in Cambodia, Thailand, Lao, Burma)
Yes also in Indian version of Ramayan the mention of Java Indonesia Jakarta Sumitra
Majority people's ancestors are hind.
You all should learn more about Karna. There are many things which are untold in summary Mahabharata. There are TV series called "Surya putr Karna" on TH-cam.
Do you know Druyodhana's mother Gandhari was actually the princess of Gandhar (Today named as Kandahar in Afghanistan). Sakuni was the brother of Gandheri.
The Kuru dynasty was founded by the son of the king Dushyanta and Shakuntala, named Bharata.
Hence they were known more as bharatavanshis rather than kuruvanshis.
Thank you for that information. ❤@@subhramohanta8657
Why is India named after Bharat why not Ram or Buddh?
@@Nagvanshieus You might have heard of Ram Rajya as well.
@@Nagvanshieus because we considered Bharat as ancestor of all indians, so country is named after him.
They should do this into a Netflix series. I havent heard the stories of the Mahabharata before, would make a good programme.
I 100% agree!
100% agree. It would be GREAT! I think would have to animated too because so many crazy things happen.
There are loads of Indian tv series based on it. But well they are Indian movie style, so for westerns doesn't look that great. If Netflix would do the justice to Vedic epic stories, that would be great.
@@oleksandrbyelyenko435 I was thinking like a game of thrones style series that went huge. It would reach far and wide if done properly and the great thing about it is the script is already written. A few tweaks here and there that dont vere too far away from the main plot points and we have a winner.
@@ryanedwards805 sure
In Java, Indonesia there is also the Mahabarata story, where the story is adopted from the original Mahabarata story in India, but there are some parts of the story that are changed,For example, the Indian version of the Mahabharata Gandari covers his eyes with a cloth to honor her blind husband, Meanwhile, the Javanese version of Gandari looks at the sun so that her eyes will become blind.
That's a new knowledge . Thanks
And there is some little different too. The Javanese version of Pandawa (Pandavas) are Puntadewa (Yudhistira), Werkudara (Bima), Janaka( Arjuna), Nakula, and Sadewa. Yeah, just a little different.
Interesting!!
Interesting info...There are regional variations of mahabharat in india too...but the one written by rishi-god Ved Vyasa is regarded the highest amongst all!😊
Indonesia is also part of akanda Bharat one up on a time later divided many countries
as an Indonesian I'm so surprised about the whole explanation. I grew up knowing such Sanskrit names without any explanation of what and who they are. Even majority of Indonesians are not aware those are Sanskrit names. I recall some of Hindu God names from our school's history subject but not that detail.
Lol even your name is in sanskrit, it means "Completeness" right?
@@user-sz3ip6dh4t I didn't know it was Sanskrit loanword until I graduated from highschool
@@Alephbeth17
We know it cause we speak hindi! Any nepali speaking people can also understand this!
@@abcxyz- I have zero knowledge about Nepali culture sorry.
@@Alephbeth17
Ya I must have thought that. Stupid me.
Excellently told @UsefulCharts.... Just one correction, Ved-Vyas did not sleep with Queens to get them pregnant. He had also taken a wow of celibacy like Bhishma. He performed incantations (mantras) and listening to this both queens got pregnant. During this process the servant of these queens also heard it being in same room and she also got pregnant (her baby is half brother you referred to as Vidhur)
What nonsense is this
@@Pururavas It's an epic bro. You wanna see all the nonsense in the Illiad?
what this fellow wrote is nonsense, it is not there in the mahabharata @@rudranil06
but I thought he really slept with them? ambika became white with disgust so pandu was born with "pand" or vitiligo in English, And ambalika closed her eyes during intercourse so dhritarashtra was born blind is what I've read.
@@thafheem4637 That's what I read too. It was through a practise called Niyog where childless women could get impregnated by a "surrogate father".
Vyasa Muni was in his yogic form, all disheveled and unkempt as you would being in extreme tapasya for years together.
Ambika got scared and her blood drained so pandu was anemic, Ambalika closed her eyes, so Dhritarashtra was blind and a dasi entered the room to clean the room or whatever and got impregnated too but she was stone cold brave and fearless hence Vidur was smart as hell!
I watched Ramayana , Mahabharata and utter Ramayana when I was ten. Still remains fresh in my mind.
@Rage of Zeus yeah it's available in hindi in youtube too with English subtitles (I recommend Ramsagar Ramayan , as others just focus on drama rather than story)
Huge respect sir!!🙏!!
@NOYBRamayan and Uttar Ramayan is available in hindi marathi Bangla tamil Telugu on TH-cam and Mahabharata in Hindi and Telugu on TH-cam and I mean the old series of 80s
Omg😂😂
I myself being a Hindu dint watch Uttar Ramayana properly 😂😂😂
But what about you ancestors history all ways blackpeople love other people things more their own
The people of Java ( Sundanese and Javanese ) including the Balinese know this story, in fact we have our own version of the story along with Ramayana. The stories are usually told vie puppets or theatrical drama.
Hinduism spread there in 4 ad I think
Hey, just curious
Are there any differences in the stories over there and this 'main' one?
@@anatine_banana_69 of course there are differences, in fact it is quite different from the original one. Some made up characters were added, as well as new events, the location usually took place in Java instead of India. Perhaps you can read it about it, just type "Javanese Ramayana/Mahabarta."
@@cecepahmadnasori8083 do muslims know about these epics?
@@debojeet1993 yes, most people of java are now Muslims but they used to be Hindu-budhhist and they still know both stories.
as an Indian reading it since childhood, there can't be a well explanation of it. Kudos to your hard work mate :)
missed out draupadi and that chausar game
Watching after Kalki 2898 ad 😂😅
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@@abhayparashar77 Womp Womp bullah - Saaaaar free PlayStation saaaar 🤣🔥
@@TonyStark-mm6qy even tony stark or RDJ is hindu
@@imamangoo8632 Certainly not a bullah tho 🤣
almost Southeast Asia regions have this epic story with their own versions it's basically came from India originally 🙏
Not India
Fk India it came from south Asia
@@dShishir fk Allah
What's the story from your region?
@@MarduksonofEa its not just a story
Its our past
@@MarduksonofEa that is from ancient Hinduism and Buddhism era, now we're the biggest muslim states in the world
…now I understand why Indians, south-east Asians & Australasians are bored by Judaic mythologies - none of the Adamic mythologies hold a candle to the depth, splendour and complexity woven into Indie traditions and the basic Indian/Sri Lankan/Malay/Korean/Indonesian/Aboriginal psyche 😮
Ancient scriptures already confirmed about multiple dimension theory ad in this story too the demi gods, which live in another world or realm travel to other realms easily
..we cant cause we r not demi gods, we r just normal humans
Hindu religion itself is a vast ocean of philosophies,stories of the past and parables.Abrahamic religions are nothing compared to its vastness.
@@gouthamkrishnan6718 Hinduism my ass that the reason Hinduism don't have many followers you try to bring other religions down
@@kingsgaming2265 Hinduism is world's 3rd most followed religion and it's growing faster than Christianity. Islam is still fastest growing religion. Also Hinduism is so plural n liberal so those people who are tired of religious control will more follow Hinduism in future.
@@kingsgaming2265 christianity is the religion of europe who killed the people of world from americas to australia africa. Thats how you spread through violence
I am Muslim but i like both Ramayana and Mahabharata. In Malaysia we have our own version called Hikayat Seri Rama and Hikayat Panca Pandawa.
Orang Jawa cakap Pandawa Lima.... Oom!
That is because before the Muslim invasions most of the south east Asia were Hindu states.
@@sandeepshetty1589 muslim never invade South East Asia. In you want to use the word 'invade', then Indian also invaded South East Asia because our original belief was animism.
Thank you bro I and my friend also want to real Quran and Bible and read little bit from online .... Actually Hindus are Sanatan Dharma and Sanatan means Sustainability and We accept everything that's why we coexist so beautifully....we have the most democratic aspects that why we have so many gods and Female Gods as well ...even Dharma doesn't means any religion Dharma is like Karma kind of But has many more aspects as well.... we Can be Sanatan Believe in Only Krishna or Only Sivha or believe all or Atheist also, Sikh Also, Jain Also, Muslim can also Become Sanatan Muslim, Or Christian also can become Sanatan Christian.......
Once Again Thank You bhaii we have to learn to live together with peace and that's why we need to learn eachother culture to live peacefully
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Thanks for the very good video and the Chart and the knowledge you shared, some enhancements might be appropriate few importance to cover… 1. “Dushyala" is the only sister of the Kauravas. 2. “Jujutsu”, Gandhari’s step son (actual mother Sugadha, who was a maid of Gandhari); he was the only Kauravas, who joined Pandavas in the war and survived. It is sometimes heard that Jujutsu is the primitive name of a kind of marshal-art was first mastered by him and thus the name came up.
Yuyutsu was the real name..
It's called Yuyutsu in Sanskrit so...
Jujutsu sounds like a Bengali pronunciation.
The prefix "Su" means good while "Dur" means bad.
Dritrashtra's first born was named SUyodhana. His karma lead him to being called DURyodhana.
No wonder a lot of Indonesian from Java ethnicity include 'Su' in their surname.
@@raspberryblood even you wow
@@raspberryblood and my name has shubh word which means special
@@ShubhamMishrabro shub means good not special
@@hitnailhalfway2485 accha is good. Do you live in Bali cause some words have different meanings in South east Asia
When Robert Oppenheimer( Inventor of Atomic bomb) witnessed the first detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945, a piece of Hindu scripture ran through the mind of Robert Oppenheimer and he quote : “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds”. It is, perhaps, the most well-known line from the Mahabharata Bhagavad-Gita
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Real meaning is time , indicating everything perishes by the gush of time..
@takemichih294nothing else can be suspected from a horny incel mujeet
@takemichih294ok
@takemichih294yeah because you don't get any in real life incel
Facts: almost every locations which described in Mahabharat are geographically real locations in today's India quite amazing n thrilling at the same time. Something which was happened 3000 years ago n remembered by people through smriti n compiled later for us it was never ever a history it's guiding our ways to Dharma! 🙏
Avatar means incarnation to be precise.
May God Shows U the right Path...
5000 years*, in 3012 B.C.E. Death of Sri Krishna died and Kaliyug started.
@@khizarkhan6906 I'm on right path hope lord Shiva bless you by the way earth is not flat 😁 learn Shrimad Bhagwat Gita n mahabharat your arab world is going to add these two in their school syllabus 😁 fake asmani book will not take you anywhere.🙏
@@Samurai016 Idk If u r a boy or a girl... But Please wake up from the sleep... U aren't blessed... Also Praying infront of self made moortis will also not take u anywhere...
I know getting blessed is not. In everyone's luck... But i. Got. A. Chance to show u the true path...
If u r really want to know who, the real Muslims are please see the turks not the Arabs.. As they are just working under Israel... And if u read quran.. Allah clearly stated that the smallest child of the king will rule over his brothers and will not be a true Muslim... I hope u get blessed by Allah almighty ❤️
@@Samurai016 who told the earth is flat btw.? 🤔😂
It's not a myth, it's our history🚩🕉🙏
How do you know?
Correct
@@racchit u can witness it in daily life of every indian
@@Bhatti_Saab_7773 Jai Shree ram
@@vladimirputin6744 jai Siya Ram
Great video, let me add some information :
1. Karna is the eldest of pandavas, but sided with kuravas.
2. Kuruksethra (Kuru Setra) could translate into the field of Kuru, with Kuru (could) refer to Kuravas. And don't expect small field, it is huge if not humongous.
3. The "contestant" of Mahabarata War not only from 2 faction (Kuravas or Pandavas) but also from kingdom who sided/affiliate with them.
4. There are several TV series from India tell the story about Mahabarata, the best depiction is from 70 or 80, as they try to strictly follow the story.
5. The characther involved in the war, the could be reincarnated from previous live, demigod, receive blessed from gods in the form of weaponry.
Are you indian / hindu
And if you are not
I have some advice for you brother..
1.
Do not add 'a' at the last of noun.
Its not pronounced, its half pronounced, english dont have letter for that sound.
Most of places 'a' is half pronounced.
2. Sanskrit has wide vocabulary but translators didn't understood exact meaning, and don't have any word in english.
Example - Demi God.
As far I know demi gods means Half God, and We do not have any concept of Half God.
We have Different terms relating to Gods, Divine beings and Higher Beings like
Param ishwar
Ishwar
Param atma
Atma
Dev ( male)
Devi ( female)
Bhagwan
Etc.
All these sanskrit words has different meanings
And english has only God.
I hope you understood, brother.
Thank you for your correction@@vedantartstudio1094
The author (Vyasa) managed to create/compose such an epic backstory about a battle between 2 houses outside a city.
Imagine if he narrated a backstory about the "Battle of the Nations" or the entire Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon Bonaparte would probably portrayed as the avatar of Jesus and his brothers (or marshals) were the angels. Or perhaps since he ultimately lose the war, he was the anti-Christ, and the protagonists were the Russians, the Prussians, and the Austrians.
@@ihl0700677525 It was not a battle of only two houses. In this war, almost every major house of India participated. The epic also mentions about kings of other countries like'Chin' (Tibet) and 'Maha Chin' (China), 'Parsik' (Persia) sending their armies.
@@vedantartstudio1094 Wrong. The 'a' or अकार at the end of words is skipped only in the modern languages of Northern India. In Sanskrit however, the final 'a' is pronounced. So while the word देव may be pronounced as 'dev' in Hindi, it is pronouced as 'deva' in Sanskrit, always, no exceptions. Therefore, when writing Sanskrit words in the Roman script the final 'a' should be written. A way to distinguish between अकार and आकार is to use 'ā' for the later.
I love this epic so much, me and my husband are set to name our son Dristadyumena, the brother of Drupadi and the leader of the Pandava Army during the war, with the hope that he would fight protecting his family, his friends, and most importantly, his sister.
Or maybe you can name him Krishna (the supreme in Mahabharata).
@@pratikb8131 I know who he is, I like him too.. but he just doesn't feel relatable to us. He's one of my top 5 characters though (Krishna, Drestadyumena, Karna, Bhimasena, and Arjuna).
Yup. It is interesting. I'm nastic (athist) hindu but I got to admit it is cool story.
Ok aunty but do you know dhristhadyumna killed his teacher when he gave up his weapon
@@aidanjanemcintosh6919 super Aidan. 👌 this is how the story is meant to be consumed!!!! Don't listen to people influencing you of one character being better over the other.
The very premise of the story is to encompass broad variety of human behavior and belief system that the reader can relate to. You found it in dresthadyumena. Someone else will find it in arjuna someone else will find it in nakula or sahadeva.
It's the simpleton who finds comfort or relaxation to Krishna a righteous guide, but it takes a learned personality to relate to characters that fit their lives or state of being.
Congratulations !
In the battle, Krishna is Arjuna's charioteer.
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Arjuna Hits karna's chariot with an arrow, it moves 10 yards back.
Karna Hits Arjuna's chariot, it moves 2 yards back.
Again Arjuna hits karna's Chariot and it moves 10 yards back.
Again Karna hits Arjuna's chariot and it moves 2 yards back.
And Each time Krishna praises KARNA.
Arjuna is shocked, says ''When I hit him his chariot moves 10 yards back but when he hits me, my chariot moves only 2 yards back. So why do you praise him each time?"
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Krishna, "O dear great son of Kunti, I am sitting on your chariot with the weight of the entire universe, the mighty Hanuman is sitting on your chariot and still Karna is able to push it 2 yards back"
This is called pure mythology
@@eraofrage until we get it's proofs😁😁🔥
@@aniruddha3431 haven't found a single proof...we have found Indus valley civilization which isn't mentioned in the mythology books...truth comes up fairy tales are always fairy tales...
@@eraofrage someone can’t tolerate truth I guess
This isn’t even in the classical Mahabharata, let’s stop bringing later regional additions into the never ending fighting about whether Arjuna or Karna is more impressive please
I started reading an abridged version of the Mahabharata. It is very impressive. Almost every passage has an "aha" moment which makes you stop and think. It also generates a great deal of inner conflict has it is hard to know what is "good" and what is "evil", as events evolve, everything becomes intermeshed and you realize it is impossible to judge anything in such a simple way. All you know at the end is - "The workings of Karma and Dharma is profound and subtle." and weather you chose the "action of the men" or "action of the gods" i.e. inaction and surrender results to the higher powers, you cannot ultimately have any regrets, because it is all too complex of a web for any moral to have known what to do anyways.
I'm a muslim but was very amused to watch the video would like to know more about hinduism ❤️
I Field 😢
As an atheist even i find Air Burrak amusing... i know enough about islam to know i don't want to adopt it or any religion. ❤️
There is a podcast on spotify that tells the whole story of ramayan and mahabharat in english. you can try that
@@incubusk8r well atheism is a part of hinduism thats what makes hinduism different .
@@incubusk8r even if you don't believe in any god you can be hindu
That is the beauty
Worship idol or not still can be a hindu
As a Muslim,It's really fascinating how really wide is the religion hindu!😁👍
Thanks bro I think you are one of the few couple comments of muslims talking good about hindus
May lord krishna bless you 🙂
It is beautiful to see how God has guided all communities and how th Hindu path is so rich in diversity and profundity.
@@AnuDugala 😆
You must be a Javanese Indonesian
Mahabharatha is aryan/brahmin in origin written in sanskrit.. prevedic shaivism is dravidians in origin written document has perished.. indus civilisation will make its revelation soon linking to the dravidians.. om namah shivaya 🙏🏽
5000 year old epic still remain no wonder how.
How much of the mahabharata is actually true
@@TheZainshah0007 I really don't know much what I know is all the location which describes in Mahabharata are still their in India with the same name and I think the story is very much real because there are so many proof and remains of ancient time. I think the supernatural powers are not true but the basic story is somehow true.
Sourabh Tanwar thank you for your time
@@TheZainshah0007 no one at that time is going to write a fiction this big. Nobody is going to pay them royalty for number of books sold! Also Hinduism even now is not an institutionalised religion like Islam or Christianity. There is no purpose for sustaining belief with stories, they don't even care about number of followers or religious expansion or using it as a political tool to raise army , its more about core ideologies and values
Also it was initially transferred from generation to generation in oral form .
Bible and quran were also in oral form at the beginning. But this is very very huge as compared to those ( even Big vedas) .
Bigger and more complex, names, war strategies, family trees, politics , syncing with Krishna's life and bhagavat, its too much effort actually
Am pretty sure no one will bother to take all these effort generation after generation, to sustain and help survive a fiction. Its more about dharma and complexities of finding what is good and what is bad in relation to our dharma ( as humans evolved, and its third yuga) , as compared to pretty straightforward stuffs with less complexities in previous yuga, ie time of Ramayana. Also magical elements and divine intervention is very less. If it was not real they could have made it a lot more fancier. Hindus are highly creative people, that's one of the reason turning water into wine or walking on water kind of stuff didn't really create any interest among them, even after 200 years of British attempts
Also Places and all mentioned in it are also pretty accurate
@@TheZainshah0007 Mahabharata was first known as JAYA ( meaning victory) it was a 1000 Stanza long and developed into modern day Mahabharata of 100,000 Stanza so the basic conflict of the Kauravas and Pandavas would be real but we don't know what all got added
Disclaimer : Mahabharat is not just ancient story, Its Our History & Culture ❤
😂okay boomer
it's not completely history bruh
It isn't history at all
People following 1400 years old child rapist man will not agree
@@whatever__ get a life son
it is our history
The non-Hindus have degraded the meaning of 'avatara' to low standards, but it's quite satisfying to see as a Hindu that another non-Hindu explain the real meaning of the word - God incarnated as human or animal.
Yep sorta
@Earth Hub To rid earth of excessive evil from time to time and restore balance. Different forms are to represent different mystics or to suit the way in which they do it. Lord Vishnu, the Preserver, continues to rid evil from earth and universe UNTIL the end of the fourth(current) epoch, at the end of which Lord Shiva performs an ANGRY DANCE with his 3rd eye open to destroy the universe, and then Lord Bramha the Creator resets the universe. Eternal cycle.
@Earth Hub All of evil doesn't exist at same time in same places- an evil person wasn't born so, he became one.
@Earth Hub
Hinduism doesn't have a concept of a single figure like Devil/Satan responsible for all the evil in the world. Hindu doctrine states that evil is influenced by 6 vices - Lust, Anger, Greed, Delusion, Arrogance & Jealousy. Nobody except the Supreme One(who can be visualised as the deities Vishnu, Shiva, Durga & Ganesha) are free from these vices, not even the deities like Indra(King of the Heavenly Realm & Devas other those mentioned above). Asuras obtain the power to subdue the Devas(responsible for the welfare of the world) by propitiating the Supreme One through severe austerities & when they misuse their powers, the Supreme One assumes form to subdue them. This cyclic phenomenon of Devas & Asuras wining & losing alternately is governed by the rules of Karma i.e the Devas & Asuras are defeated due to their bad karma performed under influence of the 6 vices & are victorious by propitiating the Supreme One through subduing those vices. And sometimes the Asuras obtain immunity from death at the hands of non-animals, so God outfoxes them by assuming the form of animals. For the example the Asura Hiranyakshashipu was immune to death from the hands of men, women & animals so Bhagavan Vishnu kills him assuming the form of Narasimha, a lion-human hybrid.
@Earth Hub to let the cycle of karma be
Mahabharatam is something to me
The greatest of great I have ever read/watched/heared until now
Thank you brother for being open minded.
If you are ever stuck in life with a problem always remember Mahabharata has a parallel that could offer you a solution ✌️
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Fun Fact: a group that participated in the Kurukshetra war still exists as of today. The Kambojas a tribe that participated in the battle of Kurukshetra can be found in Punjab. These days their called Kamboj, but their population is dwindling.
Faris Fasil That doesn’t make sense.
Tell me, do the Kambojas have any relation with the Cambodians? Because Cambodia, one other names that they associate with is Kampuchea or Kambuja.
arv er I don’t think Kamboja is a city, but rather a tribe of people that lived in Central Asia/Afghanistan. I’m apart of the Kamboj caste and half Khatri we are descendants of Kamboja and other Vedic Aryan groups.
Ong's Jukebox Channel Well, some people say. While others say no. Kamboja predates Kampuchea. Kambojas were light skinned, blue/green, brown hair people. They resemble Pamiris, Kashmiris, Nuristani, Pashtuns and Tajiks.
arv er Well. The Kambojas were said to be Iranian and Indo-Aryan mix.
0:41 Mahabharata is not about the war, only 8% of mahabharat is about kurushetra war
"The Illiad of India" More like the Illiad is the Mahabharata of Greece XD
It must be baby mahabharat of Greece..!!
Yes Mahabharata is older than Illiad
Ome of Mahabharata's sub plot is enough to equal with Illiod or Odyssey. Mahabaratha is epic and this shitty Bollywood movies doing masala films where we have a lot of amazing themes.
Yeah
@@123Johnjose we have regional films bro, give attention to these industries.
It's a bit funny.. to see most of my relatives/neighbor/friends' name are here.. even my father's name, Karna.
yes we are muslims.. hehehe. In indonesia (java) it's part of our culture. Even being taught in school..
I am Indian and we look up to Indonesia for inspiration. We love your country a lot.I have plans to visit Bali soon.
Well you see, you weren't always a muslim.
@imbo mohammad Dude I am just informing him. No offense
@imbo mohammad bruh RSS is a good organization
@imbo mohammad Ok then tell me what did rss do ?
Huge Respect to the Narrator that he tried his best to pronounce the names as it's too tough to pronounce for any western people...
আরে ব্যানার্জী বাবু যে... 😀😀
@@saptarshiadhikary3736 😂
6:04 correction: Vyasa was a sage, he's not any relative of Satyavati but there was a special position in empires for Sages to guide the King and his family and Maharishi (a designation) Vyasa was doing same for Hastinapur ( kuru capital). he never slept with widows actually Vichitrvirya was the biological father of all 3
2nd Correction: Kunti got a boon so that she can ask any god to be the father of her son, like God was the father of Jesus but still Mary was virgin
3rd Correction: Gandhari was unable to gibe birth to any child from a long time (that's why Pandu was younger brother of dhritrashra but his eldest son was also elder than Duryodhana) so a sage ( I'm unable to remember the name) gave her the boon so she can have 100 sons
Kurukshetra wasn't a city*
everyone should read the summary of Mahabhart, it have the solutions of most of our problems if we understand the teachings.
Thanks a lot
The 1st correction is invalid, Satyavati was the mother of Vyasa when she was called Matsyagandha.
Lol satyabati is the mother of vyasa
Vyasa was born to Satyavathi and sage Parasara in an Island. His original name was Krishna Dwaipayana (Krishna means Black, Dwaipayana means born on Island). Sage Parasara who fell in love with Satyavathi the foster daughter of Fisher man ruler marries her and gives her a boon that she would be still a virgin and on her request gives a boon that the son she got through him will be the most respected of all sages and becomes famous eventually. At the request of his mother Satyavathi , Vyasa intercourses with Ambika and Ambalika widows just to keep the clan of Kuru continue.
It's Lord Shiva who gave a boon to Gandhari that she can have 100 sons and a daughter.
Imagine being Indian kids and having to learn all these in school. Thousands years of cultural heritage.
@@paritoshmaiti6191 I didn't? At least Maharashtra State board doesn't have to, and I'm pretty sure Central Board doesn't either.
Sadly in india, our history books are writien by propagandists who are left leaning and Islamists. So there is negligible attention given to these original histories and more importance is given to the history of "Mughals". As an indian student, We would love to study these historical events in school.
Yeah we learn these mythological stories like odessy
@@user-ll6pr5cw1f ummm, I would not call it "mythological stories". It is rather a "historical event", and as said in the video, if you don't believe every small event
(for example, the saint and her wife turned into deer and were involved in sexual intercourse and Arjun shot them thinking they are actually deer.)
to be true but you believe this event occurred than you can also call it a "legend".
Kalash Sharma if Mahabharata is Indian history, odessey is Greek history. Arabian nights is Arab history, Shahnameh is Persian history. You can’t pick and choose, you go the whole hog.
As a Hindu 🕉️ I really appreciate your work
The Mahābhārata is roughly 10 times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey, or nearly as long as a slow burn Glee fanfiction I read one time.
Was it any good?
@@thefutureisnowoldman7653 if you read summary of mahabharata you will enjoy it.believe me!!
@@Hamgara No, Rudra mentioned being an atheist because this text is deeply ingrained into the hindu religion.
@@Hamgara the concept of atheism also comes from ancient hindu scripture called “Upanishad”!Google.😊
@Rudra Baku I don't know if you know or not but Hinduism more of a way of life than God. So most of the Hindu texts have nothing to do with God as in Abrahamic interpretations.
A significant sect of Hindus comprises of atheists. (Atheists in western interpretation)
Mahabarata is very complex, surprising,and Verity of feelings and emotions are present.... You have explained a very beautiful manner thank u so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏..... And a lot of love form india ❤️🇮🇳
There was a king named Shantanu, who ruled the kingdom of Hastinapur in ancient India. He married Ganga and they had a son, Devvrata. Ganga was actually a Goddess doing penance.She left as soon as Devvrata was born.
Devvrata was a prodigious child, showing great skills in archery. Devvrata was announced the heir of the throne.
Shantanu gets attracted to another lady named Satyavati and proposes her. She accepts, but her father puts a condition that he would allow only if her yet to born son would be the heir of the throne. Shantanu drops the idea.
Devvrata renounces his claim to the throne and also takes oath to live a life of celibacy and protect the throne till he is alive. His sacrifice was so great that people started calling him Bhishma.
Shantanu and Satyavati have two sons. First son dies of illness and second son “ Vichitryavirya” becomes the king.
Bhishma wins three princess for king Vichitryavirya viz Amba, Ambika, Ambalika. Ambika and Ambalika accepts the king, but Amba loved Shalva. She blames Bhishma for her misfortune and vows to kill Bhishma.
Vichitryavirya dies without a child. Satyavati calls Vyasa to impregnate the Queens. (Vyasa is Satyavati’s Son before marriage). Ambika gives birth to Dhritarashtra and Ambalika to Pandu.
Dhritarashtra though being the elder son is not made the king as he is Blind. Pandu is made the king. (This is where the seed for the war was sowed). Dhritarashtra forever remains insecure of his blindness.
Dhritarashtra marries Gandhari and they have 101 kids. 1 daughter and 100 sons, eldest among them is Duryodhan.
Pandu marries Kunti and Madri. Kunti has 3 sons viz Yudhisthir, Bhima, Arjuna. Madri has 2 sons Nakula and Sahadeva. Though Dhitarashtra gets married first , Pandu gets the first child, Yudhisthir .
Kunti also has one son outside the marriage named Karna. whom she abandons. Karna is raised by a person who works as a charioteer for the king.
Pandu dies. Dhritarashtra is made the king. Now, his sole aim is to see that his son Duryodhan becomes the king.
Yudhisthir grows into a man of wisdom while Duryodhan fails to impress Bhishma and other courtiers. Yudhisthir also being elder to Duryodhan turns out to be the obvious choice for the heir. Dhritarashtra reluctantly announces Yudhisthir as the heir.
Duryodhan has a cunning uncle Shakuni who plans to kill Yudhisthir and his brothers in a wax house. They are saved by timely intervention of Vidhur, their minister and uncle.
Everyone thinks Pandavas are dead , hence Duryodhan is announced as the heir of the throne. In the meantime, Arjuna wins Draupadi in an archery contest. But, Draupadi was finally married to all 5 brothers.
The 5 brothers(Pandavas) return Hastinapur with draupadi. Bhishma suggests division of the kingdom to keep both parties happy. Pandavas receive the western part of the Kingdom(Indraprastha) and Duryodhan gets Hastinapur.
Avaricious Duryodhan unhappy with his half decides to annex Indraprastha by hook or crook. His uncle Shakuni, a great gambler, invites the Pandu brothers for a gambling contest.
Yudhisthir loses everything including himself , his wife and his brothers. Duryodhan orders his brother Dushassana to disrobe Draupadi in front of the court. Bhima vows to slay Duryodhan for the insult.
Pandavas are sent to 13 years of exile as per the pre-decided rules of gambling.
After 13 years Pandavas ask for their Kingdom, Duryodhan refuses and thus war starts.
Arjuna asks his friend and cousin Krishna to be his Charioteer and Guide. Duryodhan has his friend Karna, one of the finest archers, apart from Bhishma and Dronacharya on his side.
War starts. Arjuna realizes that he has to kill his Grandsire Bhishma and beloved teacher Dronacharya to win the war. He gets overwhelmed and drops his weapon. Krishna then persuades him to fight the war as the war is against injustice, not against Bhishma or Dronacharya.
After a long stalemate, Arjuna attacks Bhishma and injures him out of the war. Dronacharya is then made the chief commander of Kaurava forces.
Arjuna’s son Abhimanyu is killed by deceit, flouting the rules of the war. Arjuna pledges to slay Jaydrath, who was responsible for the death.
Dronacharya is killed by Pandavas, by deceit. Karna is then made the commander in chief.
Dusshasan is killed by Bhima .After a fierce battle, Karna is killed by Arjuna when Karna is defenseless.
Shalya is made the commander in chief. Shakuni is killed by Nakula and Shalya is killed by Yudhishtir
Duryodhan being exhausted leaves the battle and rests near a pond. He is intercepted by Pandavas and Krishna. Bhima and Duryodhan agree to a mace duel.
Duryodhan being agile and and technically superior gets the upper hand, but ultimately is slain by Bhima by an illegitimate move in mace fighting. Duryodhan dies.
Pandavas return to Hastinapur. Dhitrasthra forgives evryone but Bhima, who alone killed all his sons. Yuhisthir is announced as the king. Pandavas meet Bhishma on his deathbeds
You have a great knowledge about Mahabharat 👍🏼
Awesome man!
Google se past karliya
Actually before Ganga marries Shantanu she let's him make a promise that if she marries him, she will drown the first eight children of hers. Because they were 8 wise men from heaven and they came to earth as a punishment. But as she was abt to drown the eight child,Shantanu tells her to spare that child and that child is Bhishma.N the seven children killed went back to heaven and now appear every night as saptarshi.
🙂💞yo are amazing bro..you konw everything🙂💞
The tree is ok. The dates are messed up. The great war was fought in 5561 BCE (7081 years ago). Ramayana and Mahabharata are epics (Itihasa - History with some colour added to make it interesting to read).
There were no Aryans before. He says the story was created in 1000 BCE and written in 500 CE. In Mahabharata Hunas were mentioned who invaded India only in 5th century CE.
No it actually happened
@Dhirendra singh tomar it's proven in every aspect. The most strong evidence is DNA.
@Dhirendra singh tomar what gibberish you have written?
@Dhirendra singh tomar Yes that's true. 🙏🙏🙏
If Aryans were basically so intelligent and advanced, then
------what made them to move from their native place,
------why those places remained nomadic from where the left.
-----is there any single similarities found between migrant and native Aryans.
Till last 70 years all these native Aryans were nomads and still fighting eachother. 😀😀😀
I'm not currently qualified to do a video on the Mahabharata (and frankly the task seems to daunting to do) but this does make me want to look into it more. This chart definitely explains the characters's relations to one & others very well! Idk why I wasn't subscribed to you sooner
Im gonna do a series on the Mahabharata in a day or so, feel free to collab
if u need any help regarding mahabharat you can ask me i from india and know whole the story
I am summoned
HOW AUTISTIC ARE YOU
If you do a video please make sure you do more research than this vid and put it on the *same* level as Christian stories. Too many people put Hinduism, a live and widely practiced religion, on the same level as dead mythologies just because it's polytheistic
My ancestors was ghatotkach - the son of bheema , ghatotkach was half rakshas and half human , he learned his magical powers from Mayong - the land of black magic , and also Narakasura and his son Bhagadatta was from Assam too .
Bring proof of your claims
Good to know
@@TingTong2568 shut up, even some people claim that they are descendants from the clan or dynasty of Lord Ram and Krishna. If Mahabharata a.d Ramayana are truly our history then it's possible that we are connected to them somehow
@@rajanisingh890 why should i shut up. I have the right to speak my mind. Anybody can claim to be anything. Heck, some even claim they are descendent of aliens. Claims without proof is just empty talk. Do a genetic test to prove their claims are authentic.
@@TingTong2568 he won't
Being a non-indian person you summarised it very well and extremely correct... Hat's off to you 🙏 Jai Shree Krishna 🙏☺️
Matt, I’m totally blind, so I wasn’t able to follow any of the actual visuals of your chart. But I never can. But you do such a good job of being methodical, that I can follow along by listening. By the way, your pronunciation is incredible.
Oh thank you! That's good to know!
@@UsefulCharts I just remembered! Of course your pronunciation is fantastic. You lived in Sri Lanka for years! ❤️
Out of curiosity, why the name Khwajasara?
@@amrita3000 Because that’s actually a description of who I am.
@@tammijatti9164 Oh! Thank you for responding.
You missed out a major plot point with Draupadi and the dice game that led to the war. Also the fact that Draupadi had to marry the 5 Pandavas.
Here In Indonesia the accepted story is that Drupadi is only married to Yudhistira because they didn't want to promote polygamy lmao
@@danendraaryadewa5455 well accepted does not mean it's true and anyways the most common story is that Draupadi married all the five Pandavas.
The main reason for war was land. Draupadi was just a medium.
@@Deepakkumar-pn6vw no, there are many reasons for war like kuntis secret, bhismas oath, yudhishthira foolishness, pandus death, land, cattle, Draupadi vastraharan, curses.
@@dhananjayvasudeva7628 i dont care if its true or if its the most common or whatever lmao, i just wanted to share the indonesian version, how it changes several things in the story and put emphasis on different characters. Sure its not authentic but the essence is the same, i mean, i can recite the entire story just as good as an indian so i see no problem
Was looking for this kind of video from long time , kudos to this guy who made the video and also narrated the same.
Last time I was this early the Indus river civilization still existed
yes these is the best stories of india 🇵🇰 🇮🇳 🇧🇩 🇱🇰 🇳🇵
Pakistan and Bangladesh are muslim countries but Bangladesh has a bit of hindus anyways atleast they too are mentioned.
Bro do you not know what the mean of aryan...
@tofrie bro I think India's oldest name is ariyabarat ....so old India's wife call their husbands Ariya.... ..it is the British who mislead the word .... We also know this facts form mahabharat , Ramayana, manushmiti.......it is also not told as that ariyan and Indian are blood related... because blood can be mix after many year later...... .in my knowledge ... They are both seperate things...... Also ancient India is call ariyabarat.....their are many things that history is unsolve...one of which is why indus velly was emptyed no people live their.......why ariyans do not destroyed indus civilization monoments.... Why indus velly is so intact ...not a ancient battle remain not found...... When two society meet their always a clash....
@tofrie Aryan and dravidian spirit is just plain bs
Awesome content. As a bengali growing up in the 90s, everyone in my city of Calcutta had their grandparents tell them bedtime stories of the Mahabharata. The culture was so deep rooted back then, that even in go as you like and fancy dress competitions, you could see children dressed up as characters from the great Hindu epics. If there was a drawing competition, children would draw scenes of the battle of kurukshetra. In fact both me and my twin brother are named from the Mahabharata mythology.
বৈজয়ান্ত কোন চরিত্র...??🙄🙄
@@saptarshiadhikary3736 debraj indra er rajprashad er naam.
বৈজয়ন্ত এর বাংলা অর্থ
বৈজয়ন্ত এর বাংলা অর্থ হলো -
(p. 644) baijaẏanta বি. 1 ইন্দ্রপুরী; 2 ইন্দ্রের ধ্বজ বা পতাকা।
[সং. বি + √ জী + অন্ত]।
Sry but we consider it as our history rather than mythology.
@@baijayantasenchowdhury9806
তোমার যমজ ভাইয়ের নাম কি? Tomaar yaamojj bhaay naam ki?
What's your twin brother's name?
@@chandandaya5468 DWAIPAYAN, ved vyasa'r arek naam
Soon India's biggest Director S.S. Rajamouli will film a picture on the epic Mahabharata and it will be in 4 parts so later every person on this earth will know about our history
Waiting..
@AryanPeram no bahubali has only 2 parts. Rajamouli-garu said his dream project was to film the Mahabharata but he did not confirm if he has plans to do it tho. He is currently working on RRR - a historical action movie.
Mahabharat is humongous book 1 lakh slokas
Yes he told about this and also told that so far any movies about Mahabharata will washed out and real clean great Mahabharat will know the world soon...and he told 10 years required for this epic film
I started reading Bhagavad Gita and this video really helped in summarizing family tree.
Always wanted to read the Mahabharata... but seeing as I can't even get through the entire Iliad, I'll just have to use this video as proxy!
You should definitely read it! It's quite interesting. I read it as explained by C. Rajagopalachari when I was 14. Loved it. Stories like these should definitely be read.😄
I read it, I think the biggest problem is not its length but the mindset of the story and characters is completely alien to us to the point that our common sense can't be applied. There are countless of "WTF Man!!??" moments trough out the entire epic.
@@deregapreyahvattaffdiff That might be because while the Ramayan is a more "what the right thing to do" is kinda thing, The Mahabharat is more of a 'WHAT U SHOULDN'T DO AT ANY COST".
If u can, watch the Indian tv shows! Soem are pretty good albeit cringy
@@janani1826 Yeah, they're pretty good, I've seen both series for Ramayana and Mahabharat and they've portrayed the myths and legends nicely! Altho yeah, it can get a wee bit cringy
Im so excited to see this video. I read the Mahabharata last year and fell in love with the story. It is really one of the world's best piece of literature and I really wish more westerners knew about it. Thank you for making this to spread awareness of this dope epic.
Might i ask where are you from?
@@deepanshumolasi7151 I'm from California
@@haltijaEntertainment k lol that was fast btw.
I am so impressed and grateful that you said Mahabharata and Ramayana are legends and not a mythology. You can still find the places mentioned in both the books like kurukshetra, Pataliputra ( Patna) and many more in Indian subcontinent.
Almost all places...we have parijaat tree planter by arjuna in district of up and hastinapur and qandhar and mathura...every place exists
Your prounounciation of Indian words is quite comical. Gave me a good laugh.
😂 yes
Finally I can understand Mahabharata's plot. Thank you!
I'd suggest you to read. It's a brilliant plot and is full of twists.
Or so u would think😂
The original is 10 times bigger at a minimum, sir!! a total of 125,000 couplets... stories within stories.... It is more networked than any, including GOT!!
I appreciate how in this story, genetics and being born in wedlock are not factors like they are in a lot of later families. Adoption and surrogacy are given more weight. People mocking the story saying the women were obviously lying and it was a cover-up for adultery are really missing the point.
There are 8 ways to have children in Mahabharta. All mentioned in the epic.
U actually infered a great point. In Most of our ancient stories nd Hindu epics, it seems there were infertility problems among d ruling n elite class, nd adoption was quite a common thing then. Nd from those stories its quite apparent that, then ancient Indians dint see d blood relations to hold high importance especially when coming to continuum of their family heritage n legacy, but it was d value system that they had passed down to their kids (adopted or born ones) which they considered as their legacy. Example:- Sita Lord Rama's wife was an adoptee, Shakuntala mother of King Bharata(after whom India is named Bharat) was an adoptee, Krishna was adopted (although his mother never knew about it), king Karna was adopted etc
The story of women asking boons from Gods was more like the Western concept of Godfather.
Parents wished for their children to be protected by those specific gods (Godfather).
Like Lord Hanuman calls himself Pawn Putra ( the son of the Wind God Pawan) even though his actual father was alive.
GOD Pawan thus is like a Godfather and blessed him with the power of flight and speed.
Yes, It also contains Test Tube baby reproduction (100 Kauravas are produced ), Polygamy (Draupadi sharing 5 husbands), Celibacy ( Bhishma's vow) etc.
Yeah people will always tend to 'judge' others. But when it comes to a certain God's son they'll never make any comment.
The most popular encient epic with the Ramayana which spread to the South East asian archipelago (Indonesia) and has been incorporated to the socio-cultural aspect of Indonesia till today. Many people of Indonesia (all though Muslim) have names coming from Ramayana/Mahabharata characters (Arjuna, Indra, Krisna, Rama, Sinta, Putri, Gatot, Pandu, etc)
I killed you not a epic this is our ancestors history
And then we have Indian Muslims who prefer Persian and Arabic names.
@@kriketprayme Ajib Vidambana hai..
@@kriketprayme sale katue katye hi rahenge
It’s not Vyasa sleeping with half-brother wife..
Vyasa is the Spiritual father.
By seeing the lady itself they become pregnant… becoz Vyasa is a saint.
Unfortunately Western works cannot understand this logic..
Warra logic. Didn't know people could get pregnant in such way lmao
Mahabharata does not start with Shantanu... You should go to the first chapter (Aathi Parvaa that contains lots of sub chapters) and start from there... It describes a much wide, much more involved... If you take a mid of that, it starts from Emperor Purooravas --> ... Nahusha ... --> Dushyanta --> Bharath (the original name of INdia and even now it is called so) --> Yayati --> Puru --> Kuru --> many kings and then Shantanu... That will be an interesting thing for you.... Just map Aadi Parvaa...
Inspired from mahabharat tv serial
It goes even further back. Ramayana is based on solar dynasty and Mahabharata on lunar dynasty- so Mahabharata actually starts with the moon that is Soma
Wow, thank you. I have read the Gita, now I can read it again with a deeper understanding.
I think you will not understand geeta by reading it once I read geeta thrice and is still watching videos and reading it's explanation and I still can't follow it properly but it definitely changed my life for better it is so deep you have to read it again and again
Mahabharata is one of my favourite ancient stories. I'm mostly familiar with the Indonesian version of the story, however, which while mostly follows the plot of the original version alters some details and adds some subplots. Excellent video!
Would love to know the variations
Btw it's our history.
We have the entire Kingdom of lord Krishna ( king of dwarka),
@@SarojSingh-nq5ql so far no evidence of it's historicity
@@TingTong2568
Tell me I never tried to find out without telling me.
@@TingTong2568 Then what's dwarika 💀?
Hinduism isn't a Religion. It's science.
Mahabharat is history not a story.
Which science?
@@raihanulIslamranaIt is a civilization
Just a correction tho. The Trimurti was a Hindu concept but was not something that most Hindus believed in anymore. It was re-emphasised by the Europeans due to their identification of it with the Trinity in Christianity.
In reality the 3 most important deities in Hinduism are Vishnu, Shiva and Shakti. All with abilities to create, preserve and destroy.
The three deities are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
Gayathri Selvan yes but no one cares about Brahma. The 3 sects of Hinduism are Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Shavism.
❤ just got started with Mahabharata in my Eastern Classics course.
Watch the series .. it's on youtube maybe
Ask them how old is rig vedas and ...if he says 3000 yrs old ask them how old is river saraswati ...u will know how west is trying to hide the history of india ...
You will love it….
Also to add on Draupaudi here is married to all the Pandavas brothers and each brothers has additional wives and concubines.
She was wife of 5 brothers because
Thier mother unintentionally and unknowingly ordered whatever you brought divide it between you.
Hence, she became wife of All 5 brothers.
You know that if one wife thought that she wasnt treated well by the king , she could go to the kopa bhavan, a house where wives disappointed with their husbands could go to. This is shown in the Ramayana, where Kaikeyi, Dasaratha's third wife and Lord Ram's stepmother goes when she knows that she had an offer from the king to ask two boons from him whenever she wanted because once Kaikeyi had saved his life by taking him in a chariot she drove herself when her husband was injured.
@@vedantartstudio1094 It was Yudhisthr who suggested that Droupdi should marry all of them.
@@shivampatnaik2000 It was the same for both men and women. Draupadi herself had 5 husbands. None of them were above the other in status. None of them were a "male concubine".
Likewise none of the other wives of each of the Pandavas were lesser in status to Draupadi.
What are concubines
I'm Indian Muslim from shekhawati region of Rajasthan and I'm pretty sure that my ancestors have also fought in Mahabharata
Maybe because most probably your family converted to Muslim to avoid tyranny of Mughals
@@daddy677 yes nearly every Indian Muslim is converted
And my dad is brad pitt
@@countlitmogaphil392 Your dad never came back with the milk did he
@@GianHainAap. Bingoooooo
There will be so much bloodshed in this war that the soil of this land(kurukshetra) will remain red for centuries.
- Krishna
It is really red
True
@@starscream1457 I don't know, I am not from kurukshetra.
But it's been 5000 years since then.
Perhaps you should do a family tree on the Theban and Trojan epic cycles as well
Or an epic in English, but the only good one really just has one patrilineal line.
@Leo Proctor yeah, that would get boring fast
"So, the line was founded by Proley the first. He had a son who became Ptolemy II. Now, then he had sons of his own, one of who became ptolemyIII......."
@Leo Proctor Ptolemys didn't have a family tree, they had a family ladder
@@keithharper32 what did he say
@@keithharper32 also Kylo is not darth
Vyasa didnt sleep with the 2 queens...but granted them with a child blessing as he himself was a demigod...there was a twist in the tale that Ambika closed her eyes out of fear so dhrithrashtra was born blind and ambalika was shaking in front of him so pandu was born weak and later thus died!
Ps-YOU DID GREAT❤️
And the third girl.. vidur’s mother.. as wel
You do know having a 3rd person impregnate the wives of infertile/dead husbands was a real thing in ancient India. It was called Niyoga, where a 3rd person, duly appointed by the infertile couple, was asked to impregnate the wife to beget a child. Plain old sex. No bullshit blessings or stuff. There were some rules to it ofcourse. There'd be no foreplay or contact of any kind with the upper body. There is a curtain between the male and the female so that none can see each other's face so that passion does not sneak into their minds. Only the legs of the female are kept uncovered. The male penetrates and ejaculates inside the woman and the process is completed. To avoid misuse, a man was allowed a maximum of three times in his lifetime to be appointed in such a way. The child thus born would be considered the child of the husband-wife and not that of the appointed man, who would not seek any paternal relationship or attachment to this child in the future. That's what Vyas dev did w the queens. No hocus pocus.
You really need to read the texts more lmao.
@@brownie9620 lol what non sense there’s not a single mention of it in the particular scenario that is mentioned!
Either you give legitimate links to your thrown up shit or just stfu lmao
@@brownie9620 yeah that sounds right
Bro wtf r u saying... If he hasn't slept with the girls then how come they had a child? And about the blindness and weakness.? She closed her eyes out of fear and her child was blind... Com'on dude
I am a Hindu, living very close the places where all these events occurred in the past. This video provides the accurate information. Thank you for that. I am sure lot of Hindus(Indians) don't know these many details.
There is no Archeological evidence that those things happen..
@@friendlyneighborhoodhuman han toh? m jeena chhor dun?
Some of my relatives were puppeteers for the traditional shadow puppet play which usually tell the epic Mahabarata and Ramayana versions of Java, Indonesia. They love those stories so much and that's why my cousins' name are Pandhu and Bhisma.
wow. be always proud of your culture
Wow
And nice names
Wow!
Refi, if your relatives still have the puppets, you/them can record each of the stories and post them on TH-cam. That will be awesome to watch. The interpretation, the actions, the colors etc. of the olden days are a treat to watch.
Love to Hindu brothers from a Muslim. We all are related by blood before being related to any religion.
Yes
Your name itself justifies that your forefathers were converted
@@umeshkumarpowtr It's very sad to see they forgot the sufferings of their ancestors and continue to be Rajputs of different religions 😔
sry brother but your ancestors were hindu and you seem to forget about your rajput ancestors sacrifice who fought the same muslim invaders 😢
Great work. I'd just like to add one important detail that you missed out on. Vidura, Pandu and Dhritarashtra's half brother who advised Dhritarashtra to step down because of his blindness, was their half brother through the sage Vyasa and one of the handmaidens of the mothers of Dhritrashtra and Pandu.
No he didn't missed
@@himanshugaikwad4081 @himanshu gaikwad He did. There's no Vidura in the chart, and he didn't explain how he was exactly related to them.
Hello brother. Thanks a lot for this very useful chart & the way you explained it was awesome & enjoyable! You made it pretty simple. You skipped mentioning Draupadi though, she's there in the chart. She's a very iconic character from the Epic. Also Shri Krishna's family, Radharani, Rukmini, Eklavya, Ghatotkach etc can also be added to make it more elaborate just in case you want it.
Indra (India) = Zeus (Greece) = Thor (Scandinavia)
Odin?
@@firmanchristiansianturi4794 TBA
But all are mythological characters aren't they
India name is given by British
more like Bharat = Bhaarat(India)
Bharat was the step brother of Ram and Laxman
Thanks for doing the Mahabharata! It’s a great story, with a few weird aspects (but to be honest all stories, ancient and modern, have them), and has a very large family dynamic. I know that you have already made the chart and everything, but I was wondering if you might like to know these few extra, maybe less talked about parts of the family tree that you didn’t cover:
1. Krishna had an older brother called Balarama who is important as he was Duryodhana’s teacher, and is sometimes depicted as a limiting factor to Krishna helping the Pandavas (although Krishna is an avatara so...)
2. Draupadi is really important as, besides being the wife of all the Pandavas (which happened for a kind of sensible but weird reason), she had a child with each who were killed after the war. Some iterations have the killer mistake them, the Upandavas, for the sleeping Pandavas.
3. The Kauravas had a sister, whom I have forgotten the name of but the completionist in me felt I should mention it.
4. Bheema and Arjuna were the only Pandavas to have children with women besides Draupadi. Bheema had a notable son called Gatokach, with a demoness called Hidimbi, who fought in the war (his death is a notable one - when struck down by Karna, he had grown so large that he squashed an entire enemy division beneath him).
5. The last point is just that a lot of the people you mentioned - Karna, Duryodhana and some other Kauravas - had sons who died in the war. Even Dhritarashtra had a son by another woman, who was the Kaurava to survive (but all of Gandhari’s sons perished). It’s a minor point but important as Arjuna was distinctly upset at the start of the war because on both sides he saw so many family relations, and he could only foresee the loss of his family from the world. It’s a major point in Bhagavad Gita so thought I’d mention it.
Honestly wouldn’t have expected anyone who hasn’t read the Mahabharata repeatedly and seen some of the iterations to know these things, but you have struck me as someone who isn’t shy of knowing a few extra details that could have a place in your brilliant charts. Thanks for treating the material well and the same as any other piece of epic literature. Would love to see one for the Ramayana 👍🏾👍🏾 (which is a fair bit simpler lol).
Wow you know a lot! I have loved Ghatotkach’s story ever since I was a kid :-)
Why are you adding A at last of All sanskrit words
Like Rishia
Or kumara
Its incorrect, please correct it
Vedant Art Studio You have a good point. But it’s just that a lot of scholars nowadays, even those who produce some of the best translations of these texts, all seem to write it that way. Although, I haven’t ever seen a Rishia before, they tend to get the names ending in -i correct. In any case, the reasoning is less about what gives you an indication as to how a Sanskrit name is said today (I.e. Arjun instead of Arjuna etc.), but more about what is commonly accepted. This is in an effort to reduce confusion. If you find it a bit frustrating (I did at first) I just like to remember that the -a does serve to give the name a special look to it. Like when I look on a name and see ‘Dhruv’ I think “oh it’s just the name Dhruv like my friend Dhruv”. When I see ‘Dhruva’, although the way I say it doesn’t change, in my head I register that I am referring to its Sanskritic origin as a name for the North Star (which I got from the Bhagavata Purana). Sorry for the ramble.
Very interesting video, as an Australian, I had only heard of Ganesh, Vishnu and Krishna before watching. Definitely would love to see a similar video to this with the Trojan Wars, and people like Achilles ect.
No other story comes even close to the vastness of content, complexity of human conundrum and unraveling in nature than Mahabharata, please note that Bhagvadgeeta is a portion of this and was said by Lord Krishna himself at the outset of this great battle.
Ganesha is the son of Shiva, he cut his head in a fit of rage …. Only to later replace it with that of an elephant. Ganesh brother is Kartik.
It's too complex for hindus too.
Bro you did well in studying all these but it takes a lot more effort and understanding to explain it as it is.... anyway you are doing the job pretty well....👍 (From Kerala, India)
Evideyum Malayali 🥲😄
He is a religious studies scholar and is highly qualified. The fact that he provides these brief summaries for free online to all is something which people should be more grateful for. They are brief summaries, not university courses that cover the topics in full detail. Their value is as introductions to the topic - or as a review for those who are already acquainted with the subject.
I can't believe the amount of nonsense comments he is receiving under his videos on Indian topics. (not your comment, but MANY others.). I would have expected this kind of online rudeness from religious fanatics and nationalists more on the Islam, Christianity and Judaism videos. But on Hindu topics?!
Something strange seems to be going on in Indian online culture these past few years. I've seen similar nonsense on all kinds of channels that touch on Indian history or current events. It is very concerning.
Bhagavad Gita: "Krishna calls Arjuna a whiny little baby for 700 stanzas"
OSP reference. HeHe
"get in the war chariot Arjuna"
Stop disrespecting a holy book.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂😂🤣😂
@Jaipur Joint nicely put. As an exmuslim, i quit my religion for many reasons but mainly because of the overlysensitive behaviour of most Muslims when defending their religion. I admire hinduism for its Gods and legends, but if the behaviour of hindus are no better than muslims, then its no better religion than islam as far as I'm concerned
About 15:55, it's not Parikshit who's being narrated the story, it's his son Janamejaya.
Parikshit was narrated the story of krishna in a similar event.
By sage Suka for seven days before he died by Serpent King Takshaka.
Did u listen properly, he is speaking about the son only in the video ?
@@jaydeep_kumar_
I just noticed. Will delete this comment.
@@jaydeep_kumar_
Or maybe not.
Nice video
There are slight different versions in Java/Indonesia such as Srikandi is Arjuna's wife and Gatotkaca Bima's son has a superior power.
Hey, here from India! We have supernatural stories about Ghatotkach too but that part about Shikhandi/Shikhandini being Arjun's wife is different.
@@cadem8005 Besides some aspects in the story of his life, the biggest difference between the original Ghatotkach and the Indonesian version is that the original is a giant bald demon while the Indonesian version is somehow a handsome magical prince clad in literally shining armor, lol.
Gatotkach was very powerful
@@andrewsuryali8540 lol in our version he is fat
@@andrewsuryali8540 um... Bald demon. His name is ghatotkach = ghata + utkach. One who's hair is densely entangled.
Mahabaratham and Ramayanam epics have a lot of interwoven stories around each character. My wife tells these stories to our wide-eyed kids who question a lot learning the hood with the bad/evil. This culture and tradition continues for yugas. Every long living civilization has story telling, which I hope wouldn't stop in this modern age. Your video is a great example. Thank you!
pandu's curse is the worst curse that you don't want to get it lmao
Hello there!
He died from dat curse eventually
Incel curse
He eventually died cuz of it..
Lesson learned. Never kill or disturb any beings while they are doing the business of procreation
Thanks to you Useful Charts for this video, I'm finally gonna do well in my Kannada exam
Do they teach about mahabharata in karnataka schools?
@@ayondash7063 whats surprising? we were also taught in DELHI in 7th standard as a part of our CBSE syllabus!
It forms our culture bro afterall
@@akshaysharma8940 , in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 10th class telugu textbooks, last 7 lessons are 7 khandas of Ramayana, also we have many lessons from ancient books
@@chaitanyareddymuthyala2967 right now also?Heard there is a lot of anti hindu christan missionary activity going on there targeting dalits and breaking of temples supported by your state’s christian CM!
@@akshaysharma8940 , that's Andhrapradhesh bro , I am from Telangana, yes it's true that 25% of AP has been Christianised, Dalits and tribals are real targets of missionaries, but in AP even upper caste people are converting
I love mahabharat, reminds me of my childhood when my dad told me the story of javanese ver. mahabharat 💯💯
Javenese version is not original
Indian version isoriginal
@@timetravel3625 no one is superior than others, it shows us the difference between two cultures
@@296radithyasatria5 it's not the difference, it's just that how a culture interpreted the original events, maybe because of language barrier, so that's why we may find few differences in events and characters but overall the important message is same in every form that "Satya ki asatya pe humesa jeet hoti hai" 😄😄
@@_prash yes, that's right brother. The important message is still the same between two versions but some adjustments with javanese language makes it a bit different.
Except for the pronunciations, you did a great job in explaining the family tree. 🙌
Offended people who are commenting here should understand that he called it a legend, which is a mix of history and mythology. That was how real events were told or written during those times and these were later passed down. He never told that these never happened. And a story doesn't mean fictional as real incidents are also told as stories. Real incidents can also be told as epics or poems. Peace🙏
You're kidding me most of the people talking about pronunciation are appreciating him, did you even read the comments?😂
I learned all these things from a tv series bcs I found its story so interesting, I even made my hinduist friend amazed with my knowledge bcs I'm not a hinduist but knew everything about this story
Bayu means wind
@@rohittinkoo1405 yes thats a popular indonesian name
The word is Hindu not Hinduism.
Wow! Could you do a brief summary of solar and lunar dynasties next?
"a brief" that would take like an hour if he was speeding through
@@nafismubashir2479 we'll watch it in 2x
@@nafismubashir2479 maybe 4-5 parts
That's the Suryavansh and the Chandravansh.
It was actually used by Indian kings to claim their dynasty as legitimate.
The family tree is much more complex
Here you've explained only the most most most imp characters
But there are many imp characters