SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Mahabharata and Ramayana are both Vedic epics. These epics together form the Hindu Itihasa. The Ramayana is one of the longest written epics in world literature and Mahabharata is the longest epic poem known.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mahābhārata (Devanāgarī: ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa. The epic is part of the Hindu itihāsa (literally “history"), and forms an important part of Hindu mythology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Genre. The Ramayana belongs to the genre of Itihasa, narratives of past events (purāvṛtta), which includes the Mahabharata, the Puranas, and the Ramayana. The genre also includes teachings on the goals of human life.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Ramayana is told and retold orally, through literature (and comic books!), plays, movies and is reference in many other forms of popular culture today. The Ramayana by the sage Valmiki is one of the great epics of the Sanskrit language, and is dated to approximately 200 B.C.E.