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The Mahabharata

The Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa within the tradition, though its actual composition spans centuries, from roughly 300 BCE to 300 CE by conventional scholarly estimate, reaching something like its final form around the fourth century CE through three identifiable redactional layers traditionally named Jaya, Bharata and Mahabharata. This atlas leaves the publication year blank deliberately given that layered, centuries-long composition history rather than assigning one false date. As the tradition's primary epic text it is authoritative for what the epic itself narrates, not for the historical accuracy of the events it describes. Use it to establish what a specific passage says and which redactional layer a scholar has identified it with.

Facts

Citation

Author

Vyasa (attributed)

Publisher

Bharata Press

Issued serially in 100 parts, Calcutta, 1883 to 1896, under the patronage of Pratap Chandra Roy.

Publication Year

1883

URL

https://archive.org/details/TheMahabharataOfKrishna-dwaipayanaVyasa

Source Type

primary-text

Assessment

Reliability Tier

The Mahabharata, attributed within the tradition to Vyasa though its actual composition spans centuries, the tradition's primary epic text cited for what a specific passage narrates rather than for the historical accuracy of the events it describes.

Notes

PublicationYear left NULL. Bulk composed c. 300 BCE to 300 CE, reaching final form by about the fourth century CE, through three redactional layers conventionally named Jaya, Bharata and Mahabharata.

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Vyasa

This source names Vyasa directly: "The Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa within the tradition, though its actual composition spans centuries, from roughly 300 BCE to 300 CE by conventional scholarly estimate, reaching something like..."

Source The MahabharataVyasa (attributed)

Claims Backed By This Source (466 claims)

This source backs 466 claims across the atlas. As facts: 321 well-attested. As cited relationships: 71 holds. Plus 74 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Scripture Portions, 191 claims: 98 well-attested, 57 holds, 36 general references.
Figures, 112 claims: 98 well-attested, 1 holds, 13 general references.
Articles, 74 claims: 69 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 general references.
Deities, 20 claims: 14 well-attested, 2 holds, 4 general references.
Mythical Creatures, 12 claims: 6 well-attested, 6 general references.
Realms, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Myths & Sacred Narratives, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Religious Events, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
Grahas (Planets), 2 claims: 2 general references.
Yugas (World Ages), 2 claims: 2 general references.