GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -He is traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahabharata. Vyasa is also regarded by many Hindus as a partial incarnation (aṃśa-avatāra) of the god Vishnu and the compiler of the mantras of the Vedas into four Vedas, as well as the author of the eighteen Puranas and the Brahma Sutras.

Detailed explanation-2: -The author of the great epic Mahabharata, Ved Vyas was the first and greatest acharya of Sanatan Dharma. He is responsible for classifying the four Vedas, wrote the 18 Puranas and recited the great Mahabharata. In fact, the Mahabharata is often called as the fifth Veda.

Detailed explanation-3: -And so he prayed to Brahma to help him out. On Brahma’s suggestion Vyasa then sought out Ganesha, the god of wisdom and knowledge, to write out the epic. Ganesha agreed but said that he had but one condition: that Vyasa shouldn’t dictate without interruption.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.