DAY 2.
EPICS (RAMAYANA & MAHABHARTA)

RAMAYANA

# Also known as Adikavya, Written by Valmiki in Sanskrit language in the capital of Kaushal Mahajanpada, Ayodhya (Saket) 500BC- AD4.
# Persian translation of Ramayana by- Badayuni, Tamil translation of Ramayana- Kamban.
# Called bible of South India, Containing 24000 Shlokas.
# Ramcharitmanas was derived from Ramayana by Tulsidas in Awadhi language.

MAHABHARATA

# Longest Epic of the world, Contains 100,000 Shlokas; verse in 18 Parvan (Chapters), by Ved Vyas.
# Bhagvad Gita extracted from Bhishma Parvan of Mahabharta, Shanti Parvan is the largest Parvan in the history.

PURANAS

# Means Old, Writer- Ugrvarsha, AD 4 (Gupta Age), 18 puranas total in number.
# Oldest Purana-Matasya Purana about Satvahana Dynasty.
#10 Avtar of Vishnu has been mentioned in Puranas.
# Vayu Purana give detail about Gupta Dynasty.