Kinship, Caste and Class Early Societies — History STD 12 Humanities — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesHistoryKinship, Caste and Class Early Societies3 Marks
Question
“Historians have considered various elements while analyzing Mahabharata. ”Substantiate the statement.
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Answer
Various elements while analyzing Mahabharata Substantiate with examples:
They examined whether texts were written in Prakrit, Pali or Tamil, languages that were probably used by ordinary people, or in Sanskrit, a language meant almost exclusively for priests and elites.
They also consider the kinds of text. Were these mantras, learnt and chanted by ritual specialists, or stories that people could have read, or heard, and then retold if they found them interesting?
Besides, they try to find out about the author(s) whose perspectives and ideas shaped the text (oral by charioteers and by sage Ved Vyasa).
The intended audience, authors kept the interests of their audience in mind while composing their work.
And they try and ascertain the possible date of the composition or compilation of the texts (200 BCE -200 CE).
The place where they may have been composed. It is only after making these assessments.
They draw on the content of texts to arrive at an understanding of their historical significance (deductive and narrative).
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