Itihasa & Gita

Mahabharata

The Sanskrit epic of the Kuru war, the Pandavas and the questions that surround dharma.

महाभारतम्

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Traditionally ascribed to Vyasa. It is vast; public-domain English usually means the Ganguli translation. The Bhagavad Gita sits inside it and also has its own page here.

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The Sanskrit epic of Rama, Sita and the search that follows her abduction.

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Ramcharitmanas

Tulsidas’s Awadhi telling of Rama’s story, widely read and sung in North India.

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भगवद्गीता

Bhagavad Gita

Krishna’s dialogue with Arjuna on the battlefield, read as a complete teaching in its own right.

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योगवासिष्ठः

Yoga Vasistha

A long teaching from sage Vasistha to Rama on mind, illusion and liberation.

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