Dating of the Mahåbhårata
War and Mahåbhårata Text and Its Parts
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya
Rajsthan Sanskrita University
An International Seminar on
16-18 January 2014
Jaipur
Much scattered writing exists
on the chronology of the Mahåbhårata or of
its important books and sections such as the
Bhagavad-gita. No wide-ranging
survey or sustained exploration of the issue of
dating the MB or its parts has
been attempted in recent times, although such a
dating is of crucial importance
for constructing the history of ancient India.
The main purposes of the proposed seminar will be (a)
to make an attempt
of the suggested kind, (b) to come up with
well-supported new conclusions and
(c) to submit old conclusions to a critical
examination following the principles of
sound historical investigation.
Original papers based on different assumptions,
following various
methodologies and concentrating on all topics that
could ultimately be helpful in
creating a chronological frame for the MB are hereby
solicited.
The paper presenters should work with primary
sources. Writings entirely or
mainly dependent on translations will not be
accepted.
The critical edition of the Mahaabhaarata published
by the Bhandarkar
Oriental Research Institute, Pune, should be the main
basis *as far as possible.*
If the relevant part has been relegated to a footnote
or appendix in the critical
edition that fact should be mentioned. If the
discussion is useful to point out
the specific problems or limitations of the critical
edition that should be stated
The volumes of the Cultural Index to the
Mahaabhaarata being published
by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute and the
volumes, especially
the introductions and notes parts of the MB
translation being published by
the University of Chicago Press should be taken into
account, as well as the
commentaries in Sanskrit and regional languages of
India, to the extent they
would be helpful in dealing with the chosen topic.
Roman transliteration of Sanskrit and other Indic
languages should be as
close to the standard international system as
possible.
--
Veeranarayana N.K. Pandurangi
Head, Dept of Darshanas,
Yoganandacharya Bhavan,
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Samskrita
University, Madau, post Bhankrota, Jaipur, 302026.
India
अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि। ततः
स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।
तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।
निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।। (भ.गी.)