Mahabharata
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The Mahābhārata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Ramayana. Both are considered smriti and itihasa texts.
Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra
Krishna and Arjuna at Kurukshetra, 18th–19th-century painting
Vyasa narrating the Mahābhārata to Ganesha from a 17th century Mewar manuscript.
Sauti recites the slokas of the Mahabharata.
Epic of Manas
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The Epic of Manas is a lengthy and traditional epic poem of the Kyrgyz people of Central Asia. Versions of the poem which date to the 19th century contain historical events of the 8th century; however
Mahabharata
…Iliad and the Odyssey combined, or about four times the length of the Rāmāyaṇa, albeit more than 2.5 times shorter than the world's longest poem, The Epic of Manas. Within the Indian tradition it is sometimes called the fifth Veda. The epic is traditionally ascribed to the sage Vyasa, who is also a major figure…
A traditional Kyrgyz manaschi performing part of the epic poem at a yurt camp in Karakol
Turgan Berdike uulu, first Kyrgyz traveler to Hungary, translator of Manas to Hungarian
The alleged burial site of the eponymous hero of Manas