Mahabharata--which is accented on the third syllable, not the fourth--means Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty. By extension, it can be translated as The Great History of the Human Race. The basic story concerns the struggle between two sides of a single ruling family--the Pandavas and the Kauravas--which culminates in a cosmic 18-day battle on the plain of Kurukshetra. The armies of both sides, numbering millions of men, are wiped out, often in hideous slaughter. Rules of war are quickly trampled underfoot, and even the virtuous resort to deceit and trickery. Only the five Pandava brothers and Lord Krishna survive the battle, and of this group, just one brother--Yudhishthira (the eldest, and son of Dharma)--reaches the gates of heaven. articles.latimes/1999/oct/05/local/me-18924
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