WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient Sanskrit epics the Ramayana and Mahabharata comprise together the Itihāsa ("Writer has himself witnessed the story") or Mahākāvya ("Great Compositions"), a canon of Hindu scripture. Indeed, the epic form prevailed and verse remained until very recently the preferred form of Hindu literary works.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ramayana, (Sanskrit: “Rama’s Journey”) shorter of the two great epic poems of India, the other being the Mahabharata (“Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”).

Detailed explanation-3: -India has its two great and ancient Hindu epics – the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mahābhārata (including Harivaṃśa) and Rāmāyaṇa, the two great Sanskrit Epics central to the whole of Indian Culture, form the subject of this new work. The book begins by examining the relationship of the epics to the Vedas and the role of the bards who produced them.

Detailed explanation-5: -’Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’ are the two initial epics of old Sanskrit literature. These two epics are called as history. In Indian literature the ‘Ramayana’ is called as the first epics and creator of Ramayana, Balmiki is called as the first versifier.