Tag Archives: Mahabharata

धृतराष्ट्र  की प्रतीक्षा सूर्यास्त हो चल था नभ में पर रश्मि अभी कुछ बाकी थी अनजानी सी अनकही व्यथा चहुं   ओर महल में व्यापी थी धृतराष्ट्र मौन हो बैठे थे कर रहो प्रतीक्षा संजय की गुनते थे रण में क्या होगा चिंता पुत्रों की जय की थी कुछ दिवस पूर्व …

                                  कृष्ण की चेतावनी                  वर्षों तक वन में घूम-घूम, बाधा-विघ्नों को चूम-चूम, सह धूप-घाम, पानी-पत्थर, पांडव आये कुछ और निखर। सौभाग्य न सब दिन सोता है, …

Here is a lovely poem that is a great fun just to recite. It is the magic of perfect meter and rhythm that brings a smile to the face. Whenever I find myself on the sea shore gazing on the unending waves these lines of Gopal Sharan Ji invariably come …

Jayadrath Vadh is a famous Epic written by the Rashtra Kavi Maithili Sharan Gupt, and tells the story in Mahabharata of the killing of Jayadrath the Kaurava by Arjuna, the Pandava Warrior. In the excerpt given below, Abhimanyu, the 16 year old son of Arjuna is bent upon tackling a …

Translation of some Sanskrit shlokas from 18th chapter (Moksha Sanyas yoga) of Gita into metered Hindi verses.

Talk 2: Intellectual and scientific achievements in Ancient India The second talk in the series starts with a brief discussion on the history of India and its rulers. Al Biruni came to India about 1000 years ago and wrote a great deal about the Indian society and its characters. A …

Talk 1: These three talks in the series Science and Society form a part of the course on the Introduction to South Asia that is a compulsory course for all students in the South Asian University. In the first talk the views of various religions on how the universe was …