GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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400 BCE to 500 CE
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500 BCE to 400 CE
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600 BCE to 500 CE
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600 BCE to 600CE
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Detailed explanation-1: -The bulk of the Mahābhārata was probably compiled between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE, with the oldest preserved parts not much older than around 400 BCE. The original events related by the epic probably fall between the 9th and 8th centuries BCE.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was probably composed between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE, a period of about 600 years. It is the longest epic in the world consisting of over 100, 000 verses, much longer than the Homeric epics, The Illiad and The Odyssey.
Detailed explanation-3: -The original story of the Mahabharata was composed by charioteer bards popularly called as Sutas. The various stages were: Brahmanas began to unite its story from the 500 BCE. During this period, the chiefdoms of the Kurus and Panchalas were becoming kingdoms step by step.