Sarala Mahabharat

Here I will post some short pieces on Sarala Mahabharata. Sarala Das is known as the "aadikavi" (the first poet) of Oriya Literature. He lived and wrote in the 15th Century. Mahabharat is his magnum opus. The episodes in Sarala's Mahabharat are significantly different from those in Vyasa's (Sanskrit) Mahabharat. Some of these posts have been translated into French, German and Hindi.

Sunday, May 21, 2017

THE REVENGE OF THE DEAD: THE STORY OF THE SPECIAL DICE OF SAKUNI

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From one point of view, it was not Sakuni who avenged the brutal murder of his father, uncles and relatives by his nephew, Duryodhana; it ...

GANDHARASENA'S GREED

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A manuscript of Sarala Mahabharata has a slightly different story of King Gandharasena but the difference is both quite interesting and s...
Tuesday, May 9, 2017

CONCERNING DURYODHANA'S KILLING OF HIS MATERNAL GRANDFATHER

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Here my main purpose is not to retell a story from Sarala Mahabharata but only respond, by way of story-telling, to some important questi...
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Friday, April 14, 2017

HOW THE PANDAVAS CAME TO LIVE IN INDRAPRASTHA

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One day the Kauravas and the Pandavas were playing a game which, today, we would most likely call “kabaddi”. When there is jealousy, malic...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

HOW BHIMA KNEW ABOUT "GOLAKAPUTRA"

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Kunti and the Pandavas had just settled down at Indraprastha. Every morning Yudhisthira would pay respects to Kunti and then proceed to Ha...
Monday, April 10, 2017

I AM SITTING, O SON OF GOLAKA

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( aho golakaputra mu basuchi ) said Bhima to Duryodhana as the latter invited him to take his seat in the Kuru court, saying, “take your ...
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Saturday, April 1, 2017

KANSA MAMU, NO SAKUNI MAMU

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 The The maternal uncle or manu in Odia culture is someone who is very affectionate and caring towards his nephew (or niece) and mamu gha...
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