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Pranvera Vukaj
Kaylin Zayas
Sarahy Montalto
Cindy Ortiz
- Created between 1700 to 1200 BCE (definite age of language yet to be determined)
- Orally preserved language
- Traditionaly sung during the Vedic chanting tradition
- Written and read from left to right, like English
- The direct translation: The Epic Poem
- Text is looked at as a religious handbook
- April 1919: text started being put together
- September 1966: completely gathered
- critical version contained 19 volumes, 15,000 demi-quarto pages
- Persian version made in 1985, titled Paintings of Razmnana; The Book of War
- A Telagu Mahabharata published in the 11th century
- Other version in India: Bhagavad and the Gita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7duEBDJ_lqU&t=1s
Hinduism is known as the world's oldest religion and goes back more than 4,000 years. Right now, it is the third- largest religion behind Christianity and Islam. It’s one of a kind because it isn’t a single religion, it’s made up of many different traditions and systems.
Hinduism beliefs and culture:
Brahma
Brahmins came from his head
Kshatriya came from his hands
Vaishya came from his thighs
Shudra came from his feet
God of Creation
Dushanta
Caste- Kshatriya
"Tiger among Men"
The Brahmin
Caste Pyramid
Religious Leaders - Highest Caste
Kanva
The Shudra
Shakuntula's adoptive father
Caste-Brahmin
Ascetic Sage
Artisans and Workers - The Working Class
The Vaishya
Farmers and Merchants - Commoners
The Kshatriya
Aristocrats and Warriors - Protectors of our society
(No Dowry)
Family of the bride wait for suitable groom.
After a certain time, if she still hasn’t gotten married, her family marries her off to a priest, who carries out sacrifices.
Inferior to Brahma marriage
A bride is married off to a Rishi, or a Sage, in exchange for two cows or a cow and a bull.
Form of marriage is considered inferior due to it being a transactions
According to Mahabharata, contrast to Brahma, this form of marriage, an eligible groom is attracted by wealth and gifts given by the bride's father with the purpose that the groom marries the wife.
In this sort of wedding, the bride’s family is tempted by wealth reciprocally for bestowing their daughter.
This typically happens once the groom is not any match for the lady however still desires to marry her.
Because their is an intent of transaction (wealth for marriage)
his marriage is considered inferior to Brahma marriage.
This form of marriage is common in modern day (Elopement).
The union between two people who are together consensually or marry eachother on their free will, without the constent of either families.
The girl is abducted by the groom after defeating her family in physical altercation.
Considered the worst and lowest form of marriage.
The girl is abducted in her sleep and intoxicated, and later being sexual assualted.
https://www.asiahighlights.com/india/caste-system
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35650616
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1152/caste-system-in-ancient-india/
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2017/10/the-upper-caste-hindu-woman/
https://www.boloji.com/articles/9919/shakuntala-flaming-indian-womanhood
https://mythgyaan.com/eight-types-of-marriages-in-hinduism/
https://scroll.in/article/1017021/the-mahabharata-exists-in-many-versions-and-translations-but-how-many-people-actually-read-i
https://scroll.in/article/1017021/the-mahabharata-exists-in-many-versions-and-translations-but-how-many-people-actually-read-it
https://peoplenewschronicle.com/matrubhoomi-why-is-sanskrit-called-the-language-of-the-gods-learn-how-it-originated/