Unrivalled in breadth and depth <br /> It is greater than Iliad or Odysseus, Homer's Greek epic <br />Blend of human realism and bright values and idealism is it's very strength. <br />Every hero or character is flawed <br /> Due to curse or inner weakness <br />Fraudulent greedy, arrogant or ill-starred <br />Dropadee shared by five husbands, is gambled of in a manner, sick and shameless. <br />Mutely witnessed by wise elders she is stripped in open 'Darbaar' <br />Her friend Krishna the God -incarnates saves her by endless extension <br /> of Saari, by his miraculous act and decision <br />The most infamous scene in history, it was soon followed by the Great War. <br />Bhagwad Geeta, the brightest jewel in the bloody crown <br />Of Mahabharat, is a book of great renown <br />Teaching karma not entangle with fear of future or mishaps of past <br /> But with quality and values of dharma; and justice, never let down. <br /> Hamletesque Arjuna is motivated to fight for values and justice <br />Even his respected elders, Guru, friend and relative <br />With courage and Dharmik motive <br />For a lasting value- based peace. <br />Mahabharat is both, realistic and fantastic <br />With men who are great warriors and donors yet with lust arrogance and misplaced vows and loyalties <br />It has integrity and yet cunning, politic. <br />women, beautiful and polyandrous, not known for chastities. <br />Good wise men are weak and bad are' blind' and strong <br /> Geeta is a celestial war song <br /> knowledge and superstition, logic and miracle strategy and crooked tectics <br /> Mahabharat is a knowledge bank, a national library and epic, condensed yet long.<br /><br />TD. Kumar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mahabharat-the-great-war-epic/
