Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata
by Shini M.V. | 2017 | 51,373 words
This page relates 鈥業ntroduction to Itihasa鈥� of the study of Samkhya thought and philosophy as reflected in the Shanti-Parva of the Mahabharata. Samkhya represents one of the six orthodox schools of Indian Philosophy and primarily deals with metaphysical knowledge and explains the Universe without the need to introduce God. The Mahabharata is an ancient Sanskrit epic which includes many Sankhya theories while expounding twenty-five principles.
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Introduction to 滨迟颈丑腻蝉补
In Sanskrit, 鈥�滨迟颈丑腻蝉补鈥� means history. For Hindus an 滨迟颈丑腻蝉补 is a religious story that tells about what happened in the past. 滨迟颈丑腻蝉补 are usually epic poems. The three most important 滨迟颈丑腻蝉补s of Hindus are the 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺, theMbh. and the 叠丑补驳补惫补诲驳墨迟补. 鈥槺醭倬背竽宀醪光��, the word means current history.
碍补濒丑补峁嘺 in R膩jatara峁単ini says that
dharm膩rtha峁僰膩mamok峁Ｄ佱箛膩mupade艣asamanvitam |
pur膩v峁泃ta峁僰ath膩yuktamitih膩sa峁僷racak峁te ||
In the B峁沨ad膩ra峁噛akopani峁d Y膩帽javalkya says that 鈥槺醭倬背竽宀醪� and 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 are among those subjects which were created by God himself鈥�[1]. In the Ch膩ndogyopani峁d and Adharva Veda describe 滨迟颈丑腻蝉补 Iti-ha-asa meant 鈥榠t happened recently鈥�. 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 and 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 are the two renowned epics of India. The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 is the longer of the two. There are more characters in it and the story too is more complicated.
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[1]:
B峁沨ad膩ra峁噛akopani峁d, 2.4.10.