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SOCIAL HISTORIES USING THE MAHABHARTA Flashcards

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MAHBHARTA AND SOCIAL CHAANGES

mahabaharta is a collosal epic having … verses ?

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1,00,000

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when did mahabharta composed ?

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1000 years ago
c.500 BCE onwards

behaviour of various social groups

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critical edition of mahabbharta

when did this began

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1919

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critical edition of mahabbharta

under the ledership of ?

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sanskrist - VS SUKTHANKAR

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critical edition of mahabbharta

the critical edition completed in

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47 years
published in several volumes
pages dedicated to footnotes and appendices = 13000

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finding about family

sanskrit terms for families and kinfolk

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families - kula
kinfolk - jnati

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the idea of patriliny

descent from father to son . matriliny - mother to daughter .we learn about this from?

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mahabharta - source

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rules of marriage

exogamy -

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  • marrying outside
  • kanyadana
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when did dharmasutras and dharmashastras were come into picture -

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c. 500 bce

manusmriti - 200 bce and 200 ce

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dharmashastras - recognised how many forms of marriage ?

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eight[08]
first four - good
last four - bad

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types of marriage -

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endogamy - within unit
exogamy - outside the unit
polygyny - man having several wives
polyandry - women having several husbands

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forms of marriage

from manussmriti -

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first:gift daughter , dressing in costly clothes [man learned din the veda and father himself invites]
fourthgift of a daighter by the father after he has adressed couple with text
fifth bridegroom receives a maiden after much wealth
sixth voluntry union of maiden and her lover

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gotra of women

the brahmical practice of classifying people in terms of gotra gained prominance in

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c. 1000 bce

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each gotra named after -

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vedic seer and all those belong to same gotra are descendants .

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rules regarding gotras -

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  • women give up father gotras
  • same gotra not married
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gotra case of satavahana rulers

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  • wives retained the name of theor father gotra aginst brahmins codes
  • close knit or endogamy - is prevlaent in south
  • satvahanas identifies through metronymics - named derived through mother
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social differeneces -

social order is identified by -

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  • birth
  • sudras “untouchable”
  • brahmins - top
  • to justify - a verse in rigveda known as - purusha sukta
  • brahmins - his mouth ; arms - kshatriya ; his thigh - vaishya ; feet - shudras
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social differeneces -

the “right” occupation - ideal occupation for four varnas

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brahmans - vedas and religions
kshatriyas - warfare
vaishyas - agri and pastro
shudras - serve higher varnas

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non kshatriyas king -

mauryanns - described as

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  • kashtriys genrally
  • bharamans text - low origin
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shungas and kanvas were -

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were brahmins

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who are “ mlecchas’’

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barbarians or outsiders

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SHAKA RULER - RUDRANMAN rebuilt wihich lake

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sudarshana lake

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gutamiputra satakani was a

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  • brahanbs ruler - unique / only brahmans and detroyer of pride of kshatriyas
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jatis and social mobility

jatis shared common profession forms =

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  • shrenis and guilds
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who are “jatis”?

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not into varna system

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the mandasor incription at mp - mention guild of

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silk weavers - migrated from lata[gujrat] to mandasor [dashapura]

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mention of chanadals and untouchables - sources ?

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  • bhuddhist monk - fa xian - 5th c.- untouchable
  • chinese pilgrim - xuan zang - 7th c. - scavengers
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gender acess to property

according to the manusmriti -

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paternal estate - equal divided into sons after parents death - special share for eldest
* women - no share
* both epigraphic and textual suggest upper class women owns resources

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7 means of man to acquire - “wealth”

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. inheritance
* finding purchase
* conquest
* investment
* work
* acceptance of gifts

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6 means to acquire wealth for women

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  • marriage or bridal procression
  • token of affection
  • got from brother , mother and father
  • gift
  • affectionat from husband
  • given in front of fire
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varnas and acess to property

ancient tamilakam[chiefdoms over 2000 years ago]

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  • tamil sangam - suggest differences
  • bhuddhist text
32
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differences in social contract

according to sutta pitaka humans are not

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fully developed at the beginning
later insidious and greedy nature - led to more differennce
king taxes and all.

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LANGUAGE AND CONTENT OF MAHABHARTA-

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  • SANSKRIT MUCH SIMPLER.
  • CLASSIFIED IN TWOHEADS : DIDACTIC AND NARATIVE
  • DIDACTIC PORTION CONSIDERED AS A ADDITION TO MAHABHARTA .
  • ITIHASA WITH EARLY SANSKRIT TRADITION
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AUTHOR AND DATES OF MAHABHARTA

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  • OG COMPOSED BY CHARIOTEER BARDS -SUTAS ACCOMPANIED KSHRITYAS WARROR
  • WRITTEN DOWN IN - 5TH C.
  • ANOTHER PHASE OF COMPOSITION - [C. 200 BCE AND 200 CE]
  • VISHNU AND KRISHNA - IMP FIG.
  • B/W - C.200 AND 400 CE - DIDACTIC SECTIONS ADDDED
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SEARCH FOR CONVERGENCE IN MAHABHARTA

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  • NOT MANY CONVERGENCE FINDS ON BASIS OF TOWN PLANNING AND CLUTURE
36
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IN WHICH YEAR VISITED - SITE HASTINAPUR IN MEERUT UP

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1951-52- BB LAL

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PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION OF CRITICAL EDITION OF MAHA BHARTA BEGIN

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1919-66

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ADI PARVAN FIRST SECTION DESCRIBES

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CONFLICT AMONG GAURAVAS AND PANDAVAS

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CITY HASTINAPUR MENTIONS IN

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ADI PARVAM

40
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DRAUPADI , DAUAUGHTER OF DRUPADA[KING OF PANCHALA] WAS MENTIONED IN

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INCARNATION
INDIRAS WIFE BY SEER VYASA

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