How Long to Read The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 14 minutes to read The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Mahābhārata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes and their succession. Along with the Rāmāyaṇa, it forms the Hindu Itihasa. The Mahābhārata is an epic legendary narrative of the Kurukṣetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes. It also contains philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or puruṣārtha (12.161). Among the principal works and stories in the Mahābhārata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, an abbreviated version of the Rāmāyaṇa, and the story of Ṛṣyasringa, often considered as works in their own right. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahābhārata is attributed to Vyāsa. There have been many attempts to unravel its historical growth and compositional layers. The oldest preserved parts of the text are thought to be not much older than around 400 BCE, though the origins of the epic probably fall between the 8th and 9th centuries BCE.[4] The text probably reached its final form by the early Gupta period (c. 4th century CE). According to the Mahābhārata itself, the tale is extended from a shorter version of 24,000 verses called simply Bhārata. The Mahābhārata is the longest epic poem known and has been described as "the longest poem ever written." Its longest version consists of over 100,000 śloka or over 200,000 individual verse lines (each shloka is a couplet), and long prose passages.

How long is The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa?

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa is 188 pages long, and a total of 48,504 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 25 minutes to read The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa?

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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