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The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India composed by Veda Vyasa. At its heart lies the epic struggle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The central characters include the five Pandava brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva —along with their wife Draupadi.
Bhoja (reigned c. 1010–1055 CE) was the Paramara ruler [1] of the Kingdom of Malwa in central India, where his capital Dhara-nagara (modern Dhar) was located. Bhoja fought wars with nearly all his neighbours in attempts to extend his kingdom, with varying degrees of success.
Pāṇini (Sanskrit: पाणिनि, pronounced [paːɳin̪i]) was a logician, Sanskrit philologist, grammarian, and revered scholar in ancient India, [7][9][10] variously dated between the 7th [5][6][note 1] and 4th century BCE. [1][2][3][4] Since the discovery and publication of his work Aṣṭādhyāyī by European scholars in the ...
Amrapali. Āmrapālī, also known as "Ambapālika", "Ambapali", or "Amra" was a celebrated nagarvadhu (royal courtesan) of the Republic of Vaishali (located in present-day Bihar) in ancient India around 500 BC. [1][2][3] Amrapali also won the title of rajnartaki (court dancer). [4] Following the Buddha 's teachings, she became an arahant.
Kālidāsa (Sanskrit: कालिदास, "Servant of Kālin i.e. śiva "; 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India 's greatest poet and playwright. [1][2] His plays and poetry are primarily based on Hindu Puranas and philosophy. His surviving works consist of three plays, two epic poems and ...
Monarchy in ancient India. Monarchy in ancient India was ruled by a King who functioned as its protector, a role which involved both secular and religious power. The meaning and significance of kingship changed dramatically between the Vedic and Later Vedic period, and underwent further development under the times of the Jain and Buddhist rulers.
Menander I Soter (Ancient Greek: Μένανδρος Σωτήρ, romanized: Ménandros Sōtḗr, lit. ' Menander the Saviour '; Pali: Milinda; sometimes called Menander the Great [4] [5]) was a Greco-Bactrian and later Indo-Greek King (reigned c. 165 /155 [6] –130 BC) who administered a large territory in the Northwestern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and Central Asia.
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