GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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shri bhisma
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shri parshuram
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shri ram
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sage Agastya also appears in both the epics, albeit in passing. In Ramayana, he gifts Rama weapons to win the war. And does so again with Dronacharya in Mahabharata. Another sage, Durvasa, who is said to have predicted the separation of Sita and Rama was known to have lived in the times of Mahabharata too.
Detailed explanation-2: -Parashurama, (Sanskrit: “Rama with the Ax”) one of the 10 avatars (incarnations) of the Hindu god Vishnu. The Mahabharata and the Puranas record that Parashurama was born to the Brahman sage Jamadagni and the princess Renuka, a member of the Kshatriya class.
Detailed explanation-3: -Background. The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic which follows Prince Rama’s quest to rescue his beloved wife Sita from the clutches of Ravana with the help of an army of monkeys.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Ramayana is traditionally thought to be written by a sage called Maharishi Valmiki around 5th century BC, making it older than the Mahabharata. Valmiki wrote himself into the story.