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The '''''{{IAST|Mahābhārata}}''''' ([[Devanāgarī]]: {{lang|sa|महाभारत}}) is one of the two major [[Sanskrit]] [[Indian epic poetry|epic]]s of [[History of India|ancient India]], the other being the ''{{IAST|[[Rāmāyaṇa]]}}''. The epic is part of the Hindu ''[[itihasa|itihāsa]]'', the word in itself literally means "history", and forms an important part of [[Hindu mythology]].
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The '''2008 [[Clemson Tigers|Clemson]] football team''' represented [[Clemson University]] in the 2008 [[college football]] [[2008 NCAA Division I-BS football season|season]]. The Tigers are led by head coach [[Tommy Bowden]] and play their home games in [[Memorial Stadium, Clemson|Memorial Stadium]].
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With more than 74,000 verses, long prose passages, and about 1.8 million words in total, the ''Mahābhārata'' is one of the longest [[epic poetry|epic poem]]s in the worldIt is roughly ten times the size of the ''[[Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey]]'' combined, and about four times the size of the ''[[Ramayana]]''. <ref>The only epics claimed to be longer are the [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] ''[[Epic of King Gesar]]'' and the [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]] ''[[Epic of Manas]]''.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}</ref> Including the ''{{IAST|[[Harivaṃśa]]}}'', the ''Mahabharata'' has a total length of more than 90,000 verses.


== Before the Season ==
It is of immense importance to the culture in the [[Indian subcontinent]], and is a major text of [[Hinduism]]. Its discussion of human goals (''[[artha]]'' or purpose, ''[[kāma]]'' or pleasure, ''[[dharma]]'' or duty, and ''[[moksha]]'' or liberation) takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the '[[Ātman (Hinduism)|Self]]') and the workings of [[karma]].
=== Preseason Outlook ===


=== Incoming Recruiting Class ===
The title may be translated as "the great tale of the [[Bhārata]] Dynasty", according to the ''Mahābhārata'''s own testimony extended from a shorter version simply called ''Bhārata'' of 24,000 verses.<ref>''bhārata'' means the progeny of ''[[Bharata]]'', the mythical legendary king who is claimed to have founded the ''[[Bhāratavarsha]]'' Empire.</ref>
Spencer Benton (K; Myrtle Beach, SC; Myrtle Beach HS), Da'Quan Bowers (DE; Bamberg, SC; Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS), Stanley Hunter (LB; Duncan, SC; James F. Brynes HS), Marquan Jones (WR; Blythewood, SC; Blythewood HS), Kyle Parker (QB; Jacksonville, FL; Bartram Trail HS), Tarik Rollins (LB; Jacksonville, FL; Chaminade Madonna College Prep), Jon Richt (QB; Athens, GA; Prince Avenue Christian), Dawson Zimmerman (K; Snellville, GA; Brookwood HS), Spencer Adams (S; Matthews, NC; David W. Butler HS), Andre Ellington (RB; Moncks Corner, SC; Berkeley HS), Dalton Freeman (OL; Pelion, SC; Pelion HS), Brandon Thompson (DT; Thomasville, GA; Thomasville HS), Daniel Andrews (S; Jacksonville, FL; Trinity Christian Academy), Jaron Brown (WR; Cheraw, SC; Cheraw HS), Carlton Lewis Jr. (S; St. Augustine, FL; St. Augustine HS), Jarred Crittenton (DE; Wahpeton, ND; North Dakota Stat College of Science), Matt Sanders (OL; Crestview, FL; Crestview HS), Kenneth Page (OL; Columbia, SC; A.C. Flora HS), Xavier Brewer (CB; Jacksonville, FL; Bartram Trail HS); Dwayne Allen (TE; Fayetteville, NC; Terry Sanford HS); Rashard Hall (S; St. Augustine, FL; St. Augustine HS), Brandon Ford (WR; Hanahan, SC; Hanahan HS); Matt Skinner (ATH; Jacksonville, FL; The Bolles School), Jonathon Willard (LB; Loris, SC; Loris HS), Antoine McClain (OL; Anniston, AL; Anniston HS), Jamie Harper (RB; Jacksonville, FL; Trinity Christian Academy)


=== Transfers & Departures ===
Traditionally, Hindus ascribe the authorship of the ''Mahābhārata'' to [[Vyasa]]. Its philological study has a long history of attempts to unravel its historical growth and composition layers. Its earliest layers probably date back to the late [[Vedic period]] (ca. 8th c. BC)<ref name=Brockington/> and it probably reached its final form by the time the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta period]] began (ca. 4th c. AD).<ref>Van Buitenen; The Mahabharata - 1; The Book of the Beginning. Introduction (Authorship and Date)</ref>
*Philip Merling (DE, Junior) - NFL Draft
*Antonio Clay (LB, Junior) - withdrew from classes
*Ray Ray McElrathbey (RB-WR-DB, RS Sophomore) - graduation, transferred to Howard University
*Cortney Vincent (LB, RS Junior) - dismissed from team
*Jeff Orgen (WR, RS Freshman) - transfer
*Brian Linthicum (TE, Sophomore) - quit the team


==Scope==
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Besides its epic narrative of the [[Kurukshetra War]] and the fates of the [[Kaurava]]s and the [[Pandava]]s, the ''Mahabharata'' contains much [[Hindu philosophy|philosophical]] and devotional material, such as the Shrimad [[Bhagavad Gita]] (6.25-42), or a discussion of the four "goals of life" or ''[[purusharthas]]'' (12.161). The latter are enumerated as ''[[dharma]]'' (righteousness), ''[[artha]]'' (wealth), ''[[kama (Purusharthas)|kama]]'' (pleasure), and ''[[moksha]]'' (liberation).
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The ''Mahabharata'' claims all-inclusiveness at the beginning of its first ''parva'' ("book"): "What is found here, may be found elsewhere. What is not found here, will not be found elsewhere."
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Among the principal works and stories that are a part of the ''Mahabharata'' are the following (often considered isolated as works in their own right):
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* [[Rishyasringa]], the horned boy and rishi, in book 3 (Aranyakaparva)
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== Depth Chart ==
==Textual history and structure==


These are the projected starters and primary backups as of July 2008.
[[Image:00004_Vyasa and Ganesa.jpg|left|thumb|200px| [[Ganesha]] writes [[Mahabharata]] as dictated by Vyasa ]]


{{2008 Clemson Tigers Depth Chart}}
The epic is traditionally ascribed to [[Vyasa]], who is also one of the major dynastic characters within the epic. The first section of the ''Mahabharata'' states that it was [[Ganesha]] who, at the request of Vyasa, wrote down the text to Vyasa's dictation. Ganesha is said to have agreed to write it only on condition that Vyasa never pause in his recitation. Vyasa agreed, providing that Ganesha took the time to understand what was said before writing it down. The epic employs the [[story within a story]] structure, otherwise known as frametales, popular in many Indian religious and secular works.


== Game Notes ==
[[Image:00001_Ugrasrava and Saunaka.jpg|left|thumb|200px| Ugrasrava Sauti reciting [[Mahabharata]] to the sages headed by [[Saunaka]] ]]
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The Tigers were the preseason favorite to win the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] and were favored going into the season opener at the Georgia Dome. Some believed that the Crimson Tide's youth and inexperience would prove a serious disadvantage against an experienced team like Clemson. However, Alabama quickly took control in what would eventually be a lopsided victory. By the end of the first quarter, Bama led 13–0, and they extended their lead to 23–3 by halftime. The only scare came when [[C.J. Spiller]] returned the second half kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. However, the Tigers failed to score again. [[James Davis (running back)|James Davis]] and C.J. Spiller combined for only 20 yards on the ground, while the team's rushing total was 0. Clemson's [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] senior quarterback, [[Cullen Harper]], completed 20 of 34 passes but had no touchdowns and one interception. Alabama's John Parker Wilson completed 22 of 30 passes with no interceptions. He threw two touchdowns to Nick Walker and [[Julio Jones]], and rushed for one himself. The Crimson Tide Tide went on to win by a score of 34–10.
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===The Citadel===
It is recited to the King [[Janamejaya]] who is the great-grandson of [[Arjuna]], by [[Vaisampayana]], a disciple of Vyasa. The recitation of Vaisampayana to Janamejaya is then recited again by a professional story teller named [[Ugrasrava Sauti]], many years later, to an assemblage of sages.
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Running Back James Davis fumbled on Clemson's first drive and the Tigers turned the ball over on downs on their second drive. The Citadel was able to proficiently move the ball through the air, although they were unable to capitalize on their opportunities.


It was the secondary and Michael Hamlin in particular that kept The Citadel from getting back into the game after the Tigers went up 21-0 on two touchdown runs by C.J. Spiller and a TD run by James Davis.
It is usually thought that the full length of the ''Mahabharata'' has accreted over a long period. The ''Mahabharata'' itself (1.1.61) distinguishes a core portion of 24,000 verses, the ''Bharata'' proper, as opposed to additional secondary material, while the ''[[Grhya Sutras|Ashvalayana Grhyasutra]]'' (3.4.4) makes a similar distinction. According to the ''Adi-parva'' of the ''Mahabharata'' ([[shloka]]s 81, 101-102), the text was originally 8,800 verses when it was composed by [[Vyasa]] and was known as the ''Jaya'' (Victory), which later became 24,000 verses in the ''Bharata'' recited by [[Vaisampayana]], and finally over 90,000 verses in the ''Mahabharata'' recited by Ugrasrava Sauti.<ref>SP Gupta and KS Ramachandran (1976), p.3-4</ref>


With Clemson leading 21-7 late in the first half, The Citadel scored on a 41-yard pass from Bart Blanchard to Andre Roberts. Then the Bulldogs were in position to score again after they forced Clemson to punt. A touchdown that would have brought the Bulldogs within a score going into halftime was prevented when Hamlin intercepted a Blanchard pass.


On the fourth play of the second half Hamlin intercepted Blanchard again and returned the ball to the Citadel 19 yard line. A Tyler Grisham fumble kept Clemson from scoring, but on Clemson's next drive Spiller scored on a 17-yard TD run to put Clemson safely up 28-7.
As with the field of [[Homeric studies]], research on the ''Mahabharata'' has put an enormous effort into recognizing and dating various layers within the text. The state of the text has struck early 20th century [[Indology|Indologist]]s as "chaotic" or "unordered".<ref> Oldenberg (1922) stipulated that the supposed original poem once carried an immense "[[tragedy|tragic]] force", but dismissed the full text as a "horrible chaos." The judgement of other early 20th century Indologists was even more condemning, Winternitz (''Geschichte der indischen Literatur'' 1909) opted that "only unpoetical theologists and clumsy scribes" could have lumped the various parts of disparate origin into an unordered whole.</ref>


Hamlin's third interception came on The Citadel's next drive. He stole the ball at the Bulldog 37 and returned it to the 25. On the next play, Cullen Harper hit tight end Michael Palmer down the right sideline for a touchdown.
The earliest known references to the ''Mahabharata'' and its core ''Bharata'' date back to the ''[[Ashtadhyayi]]'' ([[sutra]] 6.2.38) of [[Pāṇini]] (fl. 4th century BC), and in the ''[[Grhya Sutras|Ashvalayana Grhyasutra]]'' (3.4.4). This may suggest that the core 24,000 verses, known as the ''Bharata'', as well as an early version of the extended ''Mahabharata'', were composed by the 4th century BC. Parts of the ''Jaya''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s original 8,800 verses possibly may date back as far as the 9th-8th century BC.<ref name=Brockington>Brockington (1998, p. 26)</ref>


Harper completed 14 of 18 passes for 192 yards. While The Citadel held the ball seven more minutes than the Tigers, Harper's efficiency allowed Clemson to easily put away the Bulldogs.
The Greek writer [[Dio Chrysostom]] (ca. [[40]]-[[120]]) reported, "it is said that Homer's poetry is sung even in India, where they have translated it into their own speech and tongue. The result is that...the people of India...are not unacquainted with the sufferings of [[Priam]], the laments and wailings of [[Andromache]] and [[Hecuba]], and the valor of both [[Achilles]] and [[Hector]]: so remarkable has been the spell of one man's poetry!"<ref>Dio Chrysostom, [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Dio_Chrysostom/Discourses/53*.html#6 53.6‑7], trans. H. Lamar Crosby, [[Loeb Classical Library]], 1946, vol. 4, p. 363.</ref> Despite the passage's evident face-value meaning&mdash;that the ''[[Iliad]]'' had been translated into Sanskrit&mdash;some scholars have supposed that the report reflects the existence of a ''Mahabharata'' at this date, whose episodes Dio or his sources [[Syncretism|syncretistically]] identify with the story of the ''Iliad''. [[Christian Lassen]], in his ''Indische Alterthumskunde'', supposed that the reference is ultimately to Dhritarashtra's sorrows, the laments of Gandhari and Draupadi, and the valor of Arjuna and Suyodhana or Karna.<ref>Cited approvingly in [[Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker|Max Duncker]], ''The History of Antiquity'' (trans. [[Evelyn Abbott]], London 1880), vol. 4, [http://books.google.com/books?id=gIkBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA81 p. 81].</ref> This interpretation, endorsed in such standard references as [[Albrecht Weber]]'s ''History of Indian Literature'', has often been repeated without specific reference to what Dio's text says.<ref>For example, John Campbell Oman, ''The Great Indian Epics'' (London 1895), [http://books.google.com/books?id=Fy0OAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA215 p. 215].</ref>


Davis finished with 107 yards and Spiller had 75 yards rushing to aid the offense.
Later, the copper-plate inscription of the [[Maharaja]] Sharvanatha (533-534) from Khoh ([[Satna]] District, [[Madhya Pradesh]]) describes the ''Mahabharata'' as a "collection of 100,000 verses" (''shatasahasri samhita''). The [[redaction]] of this large body of text was carried out after formal principles, emphasizing the numbers 18<ref>18 books, 18 chapters of the Bhagavadgita and the Narayaniya each, corresponding to the 18 days of the battle and the 18 armies (Mbh. 5.152.23)</ref> and 12. The addition of the latest parts may be dated by the absence of the ''Anushasana-parva'' from ''MS Spitzer'', the oldest surviving Sanskrit philosophical manuscript dated to the first century, that contains among other things a list of the books in the ''Mahabharata''. From this evidence, it is likely that the redaction into 18 books took place in the first century. An alternative division into 20 parvas appears to have co-existed for some time. The division into 100 sub-parvas (mentioned in Mbh. 1.2.70) is older, and most parvas are named after one of their constituent sub-parvas. The ''[[Harivamsa]]'' consists of the final two of the 100 sub-parvas, and was considered an appendix (''khila'') to the ''Mahabharata'' proper by the redactors of the 18 parvas.
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===The 18 parvas===
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The annual renewal of the "Textile Bowl" between the Clemson Tigers and N.C. State Wolfpack got of to a rocky start for the Tigers. On the first play of the game, Nate Irving intercepted a Cullen Harper pass and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown, putting the Wolfpack up 6-0. The Tigers responded by blocking the PAT. The next offensive series, the Tigers started on their own 24 and drove the length of the field, capping the drive with a 16 yard touchdown pass from Harper to Jacoby Ford. A 30 yard run by Ford on a reverse also highlighted the drive. The Mark Buchholz PAT put Clemson up 7-6.

The next three drives saw the Tigers and Wolfpack trade punts. With 13:51 left in the 2nd quarter, Clemson began its next scoring drive from its own 33. A 28 yard reception by Jacoby Ford highlighted the drive, with rushes by James Davis, C.J. Spiller, and Cullen Harper helping to aid the drive. With 4th and 2 on the N.C. State 5 yard line, Buchholz came on for a 22 yard field goal to put the Tigers up 10-6. After the next N.C. State drive stalled, Clemson got the ball back on their own 41 yard line. Clemson scored after two passes from Cullen Harper - the first a 31 yard strike to Aaron Kelly, and the second a 28 yard touchdown pass to C.J. Spiller. The ensuring PAT put Clemson ahead 17-6.

N.C. State got back on the board late in the 4th quarter with a 25 yard field goal by Josh Czajkowski to close the gap to 17-9. Clemson started the next drive on the N.C. State 47 and drove it down to the 13, but the drive stalled after an apparent touchdown run by Spiller was negated by a holding penalty. Buchholz kicked a 31 yard field goal to increase the lead to 20-9. N.C. State's next drive resulted in their first turnover of the game, when Crezdon Butler intercepted a pass at the Clemson 4 yard line. The Tigers then sealed the game with a 13 play drive that consumed 7:01 of the clock, capping the drive with a 12 yard run by Spiller. That would be the final score of the game, as the Tigers prevailed 27-9 and recorded extended their current win streak in the series to five. The last efforts by the Wolfpack to close the gap were snuffed out by an interception by Chris Chancellor.

The Tigers gained 426 yards of total offense. Cullen Harper was 20-28 for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. C.J. Spiller had a great day as a dual threat, finishing with 61 rushing yards, 35 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. Jacoby Ford lead all receivers with 106 receiving yards and a touchdown, in addition to 48 rushing yards. The Tigers defense held the Wolfpack to 288 yards on offense, no offensive touchdowns, and recorded two interceptions.

===SC State===
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The first ever meeting between the Clemson Tigers and S.C. State Bulldogs turned into a lopsided contest, as the Tigers defeated their second FCS team on the season to improve to 3-1. The Tigers received the opening kickoff and struck first on a 68 yard drive capped off by a 1 yard touchdown run by James Davis. S.C. State was unable to respond on any of its two possessions in the first quarter, as they ended in a punt and missed field goal. Clemson, meanwhile, had its next two drives end in interceptions from Cullen Harper.

The Tigers broke the game open in the second quarter. Chris Chancellor intercepted an S.C. State pass early in the quarter. On the next possession, Davis and C.J. Spiller spearheaded the offensive attack, which ended in Davis' second touchdown of the day. The Tigers defense would cut the Bulldogs' next drive short with an interception by Crezdon Butler. Davis would score his third touchdown of the day on the next drive. A safety and a 1 yard touchdown plunge by Cullen Harper would give the Tigers a 30-0 halftime lead.

S.C. State received the ball to start the third quarter, but it would be the Tigers who opened up scoring as Chris Clemons would pick off a Bulldog pass and return it for a touchdown. The next three drives saw two Bulldog drives and a Tigers drive stall. Clemson would get back on the scoreboard with a Mark Buchholz field goal. Clemson would begin placing reserves in on offense late in the third quarter. Early in the fourth, the Tigers scored their fifth rushing touchdown of the day on a one yard run by backup quarterback Willy Korn. Korn would later throw the Tigers' first passing touchdown of the day on a five yard passes to tight end Michael Palmer. The defense recorded its fourth turnover of the day when Brandon Thompson recovered an S.C. State fumble. The Tigers would then run out the clock, giving the Tigers a 52-0 victory.

Cullen Harper completed 14 of 23 passes for 152 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. Willy Korn went 7-7 for 73 yards and a touchdown. James Davis lead the Tigers rushing attack with 93 yards and 3 touchdowns. Tyler Grisham lead the receiving corps with 41 reception yards on 3 receptions. C.J. Spiller had 105 all-purpose yards on the day (66 rushing, 39 punt return). Overall, the Tigers offense compiled 432 yards of total offense (225 passing, 207 rushing) and 31 first downs. The defense held the Bulldogs to only 149 yards of total offense and eight first downs, while compiling four turnovers on the day.

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== Rankings ==

{{seealso|2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}

{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"
|+ Ranking Movement
|-
! Poll !! Pre !! Wk 1 !! Wk 2 !! Wk 3 !! Wk 4 !! Wk 5 !! Wk 6 !! Wk 7 !! Wk 8 !! Wk 9 !! Wk 10 !! Wk 11 !! Wk 12 !! Wk 13 !! Wk 14 !! Final
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! AP
| style="background:#FFF;" | 9
| style="background:#FFE6E6;"| NR
| style="background:#FFF;" | NR
| style="background:#D8FFEB;"| 23
| style="background:#D8FFEB;"| 20
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR
| style="background:#FFF;" | NR
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Coaches
| style="background:#FFF;" | 9
| style="background:#FFE6E6;"| 22
| style="background:#FFE6E6;"| 23
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 21
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 19
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR
| style="background:#FFF;" | NR
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Harris
| colspan="5" | Not released
| style="background:#FFF;" | NR
| style="background:#FFF;" | NR
| style="background:#FFF;" |
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| style="background:#FFF;" |
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! BCS
| colspan="7" | Not released
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==Statistics==
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|Parva
{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"
|title
! !! Team !! Opp
|sub-parvas
|contents
|-
|-
| Scoring || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|1
|[[Adi Parva]] ''(The Book of the Beginning)''
|1-19
|How the Mahabharata came to be narrated by Sauti to the assembled rishis at Naimisharanya. The recital of the Mahabharata at the Sarpasatra of Janamejaya by Vaishampayana at [[Takṣaśilā]]. The history of the Bharata race is told in detail and the parva also traces history of the Bhrigu race. The birth and early life of the Kuru princes. (''adi'' means first)
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Points per Game || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|2
|[[Sabha Parva]] ''(The Book of the Assembly Hall)''
|20-28
|Maya Danava erects the palace and court (''sabha''), at [[Indraprastha]]. Life at the court, Yudhishthira's Rajasuya Yajna, the game of dice, and the eventual exile of the Pandavas.
|-
|-
| First Downs || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|3
|''[[Vana Parva|Aranyaka-parva]] (also Vana-parva, Aranya-parva)'' (The Book of the Forest)
|29-44
|The twelve years of exile in the forest (''aranya'').
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Rushing || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|4
|''Virata-parva'' (The Book of Virata)
|45-48
|The year in incognito spent at the court of [[Virata]].
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Passing || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|5
| ''Udyoga-parva'' (The Book of the Effort)
|49-59
|Preparations for war and efforts to bring about peace between the Kurus and the Pandavas which eventually fail (''udyoga'' means effort or work).
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Penalty || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|6
| ''Bhishma-parva'' (The Book of Bhishma)
| 60-64
|The first part of the great battle, with [[Bhishma]] as commander for the Kauravas and his fall on the bed of arrows.
|-
|-
| Total Offense || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|7
| ''Drona-parva'' (The Book of Drona)
|65-72
|The battle continues, with [[Drona]] as commander. This is the major book of the war. Most of the great warriors on both sides are dead by the end of this book.
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Play || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|8
| ''Karna-parva'' (The Book of Karna)
|73
|The battle again, with [[Karna]] as commander.
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Game || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|9
|''Shalya-parva'' (The Book of Shalya)
|74-77
|The last day of the battle, with [[Shalya]] as commander. Also told in detail is the pilgrimage of Balarama to the fords of the river Saraswati and the mace fight between Bheema and Duryodhana which ends the war.
|-
|-
| Fumbles-Lost || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|10
| ''Sauptika-parva'' (The Book of the Sleeping Warriors)
|78-80
|[[Ashwathama|Ashvattama]], Kripa and Kritavarma kill the remaining Pandava army in their sleep (''sauptika''). Only 7 warriors remain on the Pandava side and 3 on the Kaurava side.
|-
|-
| Penalties-Yards || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|11
| ''Stri-parva'' (The Book of the Women)
|81-85
|[[Gandhari]], Kunti and the women (''stri'') of the Kurus and Pandavas lament the dead.
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Game || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|12
|}
| ''Shanti-parva'' (The Book of Peace)
| valign="top" |
|86-88
{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"
|The crowning of [[Yudhisthira]] as king of Hastinapura, and instructions from [[Bhishma]] for the newly anointed king on society, economics and politics. This is the longest book of the Mahabharata (''shanti'' means peace).
! !! Team !! Opp
|-
| Punts-Yards || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Punt || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|-
|-
| Time of Possession/Game || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|13
| ''Anushasana-parva'' (The Book of the Instructions)
|89-90
|The final instructions (''anushasana'') from Bhishma.
|-
|-
| 3rd Down Conversions || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|14
| ''Ashvamedhika-parva'' (The Book of the Horse Sacrifice)<ref>The ''Ashvamedhika-parva'' is also preserved in a separate version, the ''Jaimini-Bharata'' (''Jaiminiya-ashvamedha'') where the frame dialogue is replaced, the narration being attributed to [[Jaimini]], another disciple of Vyasa. This version contains far more devotional material (related to Krishna) than the standard epic and probably dates to the 12th century. It has some regional versions, the most popular being the [[Kannada]] one by Devapurada Annama Lakshmisha (16th century).[http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/features/07-06/features360.htm The Mahabharata]
{{Fact|date=February 2007}}</ref>
|91-92
|The royal ceremony of the [[Ashvamedha]] (Horse sacrifice) conducted by Yudhisthira. The world conquest by Arjuna. The Anugita is told by Krishna to Arjuna.
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|-
| 4th Down Conversions || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|15
| ''Ashramavasika-parva'' (The Book of the Hermitage)
|93-95
|The eventual deaths of Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti in a forest fire when they are living in a hermitage in the Himalayas. Vidura predeceases them and Sanjaya on Dhritarashtra's bidding goes to live in the higher Himalayas.
|-
|-
| Touchdowns Scored || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|16
|''Mausala-parva'' (The Book of the Clubs)
|96
|The infighting between the [[Yadavas]] with maces (''mausala'') and the eventual destruction of the Yadavas.
|-
|-
| Field Goals-Attempts-Long || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|17
| ''Mahaprasthanika-parva'' (The Book of the Great Journey)
|97
|The great journey of Yudhisthira and his brothers across the whole country and finally their ascent of the great Himalayas where each Pandava falls except for Yudhishthira.
|-
|-
| PAT-Attempts || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|18
| ''Svargarohana-parva'' (The Book of the Ascent to Heaven)
|98
| Yudhishthira's final test and the return of the Pandavas to the spiritual world (''[[svarga]]'').
|-
|-
| Attendance || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|''khila''
|''[[Harivamsa|Harivamsa-parva]]'' (The Book of the Genealogy of Hari)
|99-100
|Life of [[Krishna]] which is not covered in the 18 parvas of the Mahabharata.
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|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Games/Avg per Game || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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====Scores by quarter====
The Adi-parva includes the snake sacrifice (''sarpasattra'') of Janamejaya, explaining its motivation, detailing why all snakes in existence were intended to be destroyed, and why in spite of this, there are still snakes in existence. This sarpasattra material was often considered an independent tale added to a version of the ''Mahabharata'' by "thematic attraction" (Minkowski 1991), and considered to have particularly close connection to [[Vedic Sanskrit|Vedic]] ([[Brahmana]]) literature, in particular the [[Panchavimsha Brahmana]] which describes the Sarpasattra as originally performed by snakes, among which are snakes named Dhrtarashtra and Janamejaya, two main characters of the ''Mahabharata'''s sarpasattra, and Takshaka, the name of a snake also in the ''Mahabharata''. The [[Shatapatha Brahmana]] gives an account of an [[Ashvamedha]] performed by Janamejaya Parikshita.
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===Offense===
According to what one character says at Mbh. 1.1.50, there were three versions of the epic, beginning with ''Manu'' (1.1.27), ''Astika'' (1.3, sub-parva 5) or ''Vasu'' (1.57), respectively. These versions would correspond to the addition of one and then another 'frame' settings of dialogues. The ''Vasu'' version would omit the frame settings and begin with the account of the birth of Vyasa. The Astika version would add the Sarpasattra and Ashvamedha material from Brahmanical literature, introduce the name ''Mahabharata'', and identify Vyasa as the work's author. The redactors of these additions were probably [[Pañcaratra|Pancharatrin]] scholars who according to Oberlies (1998) likely retained control over the text until its final redaction. Mention of the [[Huna (people)|Huna]] in the ''Bhishma-parva'' however appears to imply that this parva may have been edited around the 4th century.
====Rushing====
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| James Davis || 2-1 || 19 || 121 || 1 || 120 || 6.3 || 1 || 38 || 60.0
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| C.J. Spiller || 2-0 || 8 || 83 || 1 || 82 || 10.3 || 3 || 37 || 41.0
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| Jamie Harper || 2-1 || 7 || 38 || 0 || 38 || 5.4 || 1 || 13 || 19.0
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| Paul Macko || 1-0 || 3 || 18 || 0 || 18 || 6.0 || 0 || 10 || 18.0
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| Jacoby Ford || 2-0 || 3 || 12 || 6 || 6 || 2.0 || 0 || 7 || 3.0
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| Tyler Grisham || 2-1 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3.0 || 0 || 3 || 1.5
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| Willy Korn || 1-0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || -1 || -1.0 || 0 || -1 || -1.0
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| Cullen Harper || 2-2 || 6 || 14 || 28 || -14 || -2.3 || 0 || 13 || -7.0
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====Passing====
==Historical context==
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[[Image:EpicIndia.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Map of ''"Bharatvarsha"'' (Kingdom of India) during the time of ''Mahabharata'' and [[Ramayana]]. (Title and location names are in [[English language|English]].)]]
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The historicity of the [[Kurukshetra War]] is unclear. Inasmuch as it does have a historical precedent, it would best fit into the context of [[Iron Age India]] of the [[9th century BC]] or so.<ref> In discussing the dating question, historian A. L. Basham says: "According to the most popular later tradition the Mahabharata War took place in 3102 B.C., which in the light of all evidence, is quite impossible. More reasonable is another tradition, placing it in the 15th century B.C., but this is also several centuries too early in the light of our archaeological knowledge. Probably the war took place around the beginning of the 9th century B.C.; such a date seems to fit well with the scanty archaeological remains of the period, and there is some evidence in the Brahmana literature itself to show that it cannot have been much earlier." Basham, p. 40, citing HC Raychaudhuri, ''Political History of Ancient India'', pp.27ff.</ref>
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====Receiving====
Regardless of the historicity of the Kurukshetra War in particular, the general setting of the epic certainly does have a historical precedent in Iron Age ([[Vedic India|Vedic]]) India, where the [[Kuru (kingdom)|Kuru]] kingdom was the center of political power during roughly 1200 to 800 BC.<ref>M Witzel, ''Early Sanskritization: Origin and Development of the Kuru state'', EJVS vol.1 no.4 (1995); also in B. Kölver (ed.), ''Recht, Staat und Verwaltung im klassischen Indien. The state, the Law, and Administration in Classical India'', München, R. Oldenbourg, 1997, p.27-52</ref> A dynastic conflict of the period could have been the inspiration for the ''Jaya'', the core on which the Mahabharata corpus was built, with a climactic battle eventually coming to be viewed as an epochal event.
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|Jacoby Ford|| 2-0 || 7 || 113 || 16.1 || 0 || 47 || || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|Tyler Grisham || 2-1 || 8 || 79 || 9.9 || 0 || 29 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|C.J. Spiller || 2-0 || 4 || 59 || 14.8 || 0 || 27 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|Durrell Barry || 2-1 || 2 || 45 || 22.5 || 0 || 36 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|Marquan Jones|| 2-0 || 3 || 24 || 8.0 || 0 || 10 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|Xavier Dye || 2-0 || 2 || 19 || 9.5 || 0 || 11 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|Terrance Ashe || 1-0 || 3 || 18 || 6.0 || 0 || 7 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|James Davis || 2-1 || 1 || 11 || 11.0 || 0 || 11 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|Chad Diehl || 2-1 || 1 || 6 || 6.0 || 0 || 6 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|Nelson Faerber || 2-0 || 1 || 3 || 3.0 || 0 || 3 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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===Defense===
[[Puranas|Pauranic literature]] presents genealogical lists associated with the Mahabharata narrative.
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The evidence of the Puranas is of two kinds. Of the first kind, there is the direct statement that there were 1015 (or 1050) years between the birth of Parikshita (Arjuna's grandson) and the accession of Mahapadma Nanda, commonly dated to 382 B.C., which would yield an estimate of about 1400 B.C. for the Bharata battle.<ref>AD Pusalker, ''History and Culture of the Indian People'', Vol I, Chapter XIV, p.273</ref> However, this would imply improbably long reigns on average for the kings listed in the genealogies.<ref>FE Pargiter, ''Ancient Indian Historical Tradition'', p.180. He shows estimates of the average as 47, 50, 31 and 35 for various versions of the lists.</ref>
! rowspan="2" | Name
Of the second kind are analyses of parallel genealogies in the Puranas between the times of Adhisimakrishna (Parikshita's great-grandson) and Mahapadma Nanda. Pargiter accordingly estimated 26 generations by averaging 10 different dynastic lists and, assuming 18 years for the average duration of a reign, arrived at an estimate of 850 B.C. for Adhisimakrishna, and thus approximately 950 B.C. for the Bharata battle.<ref>Pargiter, ''op.cit.'' p.180-182</ref>
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| Stanley Hunter || 2 || 9 || 3 || 12 || 1-1 || || || || || || || || || ||
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===Special teams===
[[B. B. Lal]] used the same approach with a more conservative assumption of the average reign to estimate a date of 836 B.C., and correlated this with archaeological evidence from [[Painted Grey Ware]] sites, the association being strong between PGW artifacts and places mentioned in the epic.<ref>B. B. Lal, ''Mahabharata and Archaeology'' in Gupta and Ramachandran (1976), p.57-58</ref>
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| Dawson Zinnerman || 4 || 160 || 40.0 || 51 || 0 || || || || || || || ||
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| Jimmy Maners || 1 || 41 || 41.0 || 41 || 0 || || || || || || || ||
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Attempts to date the events using methods of [[archaeoastronomy]] have produced, depending on which passages are chosen and how they are interpreted, estimates ranging from the late 4th to the mid 2nd millennium B.C.<ref>Gupta and Ramachandran (1976), p.246, who summarize as follows: "Astronomical calculations favor 15th century B.C. as the date of the war while the Puranic data place it in the 10th/9th century B.C. Archaeological evidence points towards the latter." (p.254)</ref>
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The late 4th millennium date has a precedent in the calculation of the Kaliyuga epoch, based on planetary conjunctions, by [[Aryabhata]] (6th century). His date of February 18th 3102 B.C. has become widespread in Indian tradition (for example, the [[Aihole|Aihole inscription]] of [[Pulikeshi II]], dated to Saka 556 = 634 A.D., claims that 3735 years have elapsed since the Bharata battle.<ref>Gupta and Ramachandran (1976), p.55; AD Pusalker, HCIP, Vol I, p.272</ref>)
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Another traditional school of astronomers and historians, represented by [[Vriddha-Garga]], [[Varahamihira]] (author of the [[Brihat-Samhita|''Brhatsamhita'']]) and [[Kalhana]] (author of the ''[[Rajatarangini]]''), place the Bharata war 653 years after the Kaliyuga epoch, corresponding to 2449 B.C.<ref>AD Pusalker, ''op.cit.'' p.272</ref>
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==Synopsis==
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The core story of the work is that of a dynastic struggle for the throne of [[Hastinapura]], the kingdom ruled by the [[Kuru (India)|Kuru]] clan. The two collateral branches of the family that participate in the struggle are the [[Kaurava]] and the [[Pandava]]. Although the Kaurava is the senior branch of the family, [[Duryodhana]], the eldest Kaurava, is younger than [[Yudhisthira]], the eldest Pandava. Both Duryodhana and Yudhisthira claim to the first in line to inherit the throne.
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The struggle culminates in the [[Kurukshetra War|great battle of Kurukshetra]], in which the [[Pandavas]] are ultimately victorious. The battle produces complex conflicts of kinship and friendship, instances of family loyalty and duty taking precedence over what is right, as well as the converse.
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The ''Mahabharata'' itself ends with the death of [[Krishna]], and the subsequent end of his dynasty, and ascent of the Pandava brothers to heaven. It also marks the beginning of the Hindu age of [[Kali (Demon)|Kali]] ([[Kali Yuga]]), the fourth and final age of mankind, where the great values and noble ideas have crumbled, and man is heading toward the complete dissolution of right action, morality and virtue.
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===The Older generations===
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Janamejaya's ancestor [[Shantanu]], the king of [[Hastinapura]] has a short-lived marriage with the goddess [[Ganga in Hinduism|Ganga]] and has a son, Devavrata (later to be called [[Bhishma]]), who becomes the heir apparent.
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Many years later, when the king goes hunting, he sees [[Satyavati]], the daughter of a fisherman and asks her father for her hand. Her father refuses to consent to the marriage unless Shantanu promises to make any future son of Satyavati the king upon his death. To solve the king's dilemma, Devavrata agrees not to take the throne. As the fisherman is not sure about the prince's children honouring the promise, Devavrata also takes a vow of lifelong celibacy to guarantee his father's promise.
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Shantanu has two sons by Satyavati, [[Chitrangada]] and [[Vichitravirya]]. Upon Shantanu's death, Chitrangada becomes king. He lived a very short uneventful life and dies. Vichitravirya, the younger son, rules [[Hastinapura]]. In order to arrange the marriage of the young Vichitravirya, Bhishma goes to [[Kāśī]] for a [[swayamvara]] of the three princesses Amba, Ambika and Ambalika. He abducts them on account of his strength, rather than their will. Ambika and Ambalika consent to be married to Vichtravirya. Amba informs Bhishma she wished to marry Shalvaraj (king of Shalva) whom Bhishma defeated at their swayamvar. Bhishma lets her leave but Shalvaraj refuses to marry her, smarthing at his humiliation under Bhishma. Amba then returns to marry Vichtravirya but he refuses. Finally, she asks Bhishma to marry her but he proclaims he cannot marry her because of his vow of celibacy. Amba then becomes enraged and becomes Bhishma's bitter enemy, holding him responsible for her plight.
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===The Pandava and Kaurava princes===
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When Vichitravirya dies young without any heirs, Satyavati asks her first son [[Vyasa]] to [[niyoga|father children on]] the widows. The first queen Ambika shuts her eyes during sexual intercourse and her son [[Dhritarashtra]] is born blind. Ambalika turns pale and bloodless, and her son [[Pandu]] is born pale (the term Pandu may also mean 'jaundiced' [http://webapps.uni-koeln.de/tamil/]). Vyasa fathers a third son [[Vidura]], by a serving maid who does not fear him and he turns to be intelligent.
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Dhritarashtra marries [[Gandhari]], a princess from Gandhara, who blindfolds herself when she finds she has been married to a blind man. Pandu takes the throne because of Dhritarashtra's blindness. Pandu marries twice, to [[Kunti]] and [[Madri]]. Pandu is however cursed by sage [[Kindama]] that if he engages in a sexual act, he will die. He then retires to the forest along with his two wives, and his brother rules thereafter, despite his blindness. <!-- The story of Pandu ruling at Hastinapura, and details of his retirement to the forest is not in Narasimhan's abridged version -->
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Pandu's older queen Kunti however, asks the gods [[Dharma]], [[Vayu]], and [[Indra]] for sons, by using a boon granted by Durvasa. She gives birth to three sons [[Yudhishtira]], [[Bhima]], and [[Arjuna]] through these gods. Kunti shares her boon with the younger queen [[Madri]], who bears the twins [[Nakula]] and [[Sahadeva]] through the [[Ashvins|Ashwini]] twins. However Pandu and Madri, indulge in sex and Pandu dies. Madri [[Sati (practice)|dies on his funeral pyre]] out of remorse. Kunti raises the five brothers, who are from then usually referred to as the [[Pandava]] brothers.
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Dhritarashtra has a hundred sons through [[Gandhari]], all born after the birth of Yudhishtira. These are the [[Kaurava]] brothers, the eldest being [[Duryodhana]], and the second [[Dushasana]]. The rivalry and enmity between them and the Pandava brothers, from their youth and into manhood leads to the Kurushetra war.

==={{IAST|Lākṣagṛha}} (The House of Lac)===
Duryodhana plots to get rid of the Pandavas. He has a palace built of flammable materials (mostly Lac), and arranges for them to stay there, with the intention of setting it alight. However, the Pandavas are warned by their uncle, Vidura, who sends them a miner to dig a tunnel. They are able to escape to safety and go into hiding, but after leaving others behind, whose bodies are mistaken for them. The Pandavas and Kunti go into hiding. <!-- removed material about Bhishma knowing of the plot, et.c., which is not in Narasimhan's work -->

===Marriage to Draupadi===
During the course of their hiding the Pandavas learn of a [[swayamvara]] which is taking place for the hand of the [[Pāñcāla]] princess [[Draupadī]]. The Pandavas enter the competition in disguise as Brahmins. The task is to string a mighty steel bow and shoot a target on the ceiling, which is the eye of a moving artificial fish, while looking at its reflection in oil below. Most of the princes fail, many being unable to lift the bow. Arjuna succeeds however. The Pandavas return home and inform their mother that Arjuna has won a competition and to look at what they have brought back. Without looking, Kunti asks them to share whatever it is Arjuna has won among themselves. Thus Draupadi ends up being the wife of all five brothers.

===Indraprastha===
After the wedding, the Pandava brothers are invited back to Hastinapura. The Kuru family elders and relatives negotiate and broker a split of the kingdom, with the Pandavas obtaining a new territory. Yudhishtira has a new capital built for this territory at [[Indraprastha]]. Neither the Pandava nor Kaurava sides are happy with the arrangement however.

Shortly after this, Arjuna kidnaps and then marries Krishna's sister, [[Subhadra]]. Yudhishtira wishes to establish his position as king; he seeks Krishna's advice. Krishna advises him, and after due preparation and the elimination of some opposition, Yudhishthira carries out the ''rājasūya yagna'' ceremony; he is thus recognised as pre-eminent among kings.

The Pandavas have a new palace built for them, by [[Mayasura|Maya]] the [[Danava (Hinduism)|Danava]]. They invite their Kaurava cousins to Indraprastha. Duryodhana walks round the palace, and mistakes a glossy floor for water, and will not step in. After being told of his error, he then sees a pond, and assumes it is not water and falls in. Draupadi laughs at him, and he is humiliated.

===The dice game===
Shakuni, Duryodhana's uncle, now arranges a dice game, playing against Yudhishtira with loaded dice. Yudhishtira loses all his wealth, then his kingdom. He then even gambles his brothers, himself, and finally his wife into servitude. The jubilant Kauravas insult the Pandavas in their helpless state and even try to disrobe Draupadi in front of the entire court, but her honour is saved by Krishna who miraculously creates lengths of cloth to replace the ones being removed.

Dhritarashtra, Bhishma, and the other elders are aghast at the situation, but Duryodhana is adamant that there is no place for two crown princes in Hastinapura. Against his wishes Dhritarashtra orders for another dice game. The Pandavas are required to go into exile for 13 years, and for the 13th year must remain hidden. If discovered by the Kauravas, they will be forced into exile for another 12 years.

===Exile and return===
The Pandavas spend twelve years in exile; many adventures occur during this time. They also prepare alliances for a possible future conflict. They spend their final year in disguise in the court of [[Virata]], and are discovered at or after the end of the year.

At the end of their exile, they try to negotiate a return to Indraprastha. However, this fails, as Duryodhana objects that they were discovered while in hiding, and that no return of their kingdom was agreed. War becomes inevitable.

===The battle at Kurukshetra===
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[[Image:Razmnama Dronacharya.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Bhishma on his death-bed of arrows with the [[Pandavas]] and [[Krishna]] - Folio from the ''[[Razmnama]]''(1761 - 1763), Persian translation of the Mahabharata, commissioned by Mughal emperor [[Akbar]]. The Pandavas are dressed in Islamic armour and robes.<ref>[http://www.plantcultures.org/pccms/action/showItem?id=340 Plant Cultures - picture details<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>]]
The two sides summon vast armies to their help, and line up at [[Kurukshetra]] for a war. The Kingdoms of [[Panchala]], [[Dwaraka]], [[Kasi]], [[Kekaya]], [[Magadha]], [[Matsya]], [[Chedi Kingdom|Chedi]], [[Pandya]] and the [[Yadu]]s of [[Mathura]] and some other clans like the [[Parama Kambojas]] were allied with the [[Pandava]]s. The allies of the [[Kaurava]]s included the kings of Pragjyotisha, [[Anga]], [[Kekaya]], Sindhudesa (including [[Sindhu]]s, [[Sovira|Sauviras]] and Sivis), Mahishmati, [[Avanti]] in Madhyadesa, [[Madra]], [[Gandhara]], [[Bahlikas]], [[Kambojas]] and many others. Prior to war being declared, [[Balarama]], had expressed his unhappiness at the developing conflict, and left to go on [[pilgrimage]], thus he does not take part in the battle itself. Krishna takes part in a non-combatant role, as charioteer for Arjuna.

Before the battle, Arjuna, seeing himself facing great-uncle [[Bhishma]] and his teacher [[Drona]] on the other side, has doubts about the battle and he fails to lift his Gandiva bow. Krishna wakes him up to his call of duty in the famous [[Bhagavad Gita]] section of the epic.

Though initially sticking to chivalrous notions of warfare, both sides soon adopt dishonourable tactics. At the end of the 18-day battle, only the Pandavas, Satyaki, Kripa, Ashwathama, Kritavarma and Krishna survive.

===The end of the Pandavas===
After "seeing" the carnage, [[Gandhari]] who had lost all her sons, curses Krishna to be a witness to a similar annihilation of his family, for though divine and capable of stopping the war, he had not done so. Krishna accepts the curse, which bears fruit 36 years later.

The Pandavas who had ruled their kingdom meanwhile, decide to renounce everything. Clad in skins and rags they retire to the [[Himalaya]] and climb towards heaven in their bodily form. A stray dog travels with them. One by one the brothers and Draupadi fall on their way. As each one stumbles, Yudhishitra gives the rest the reason for their fall (Draupadi was partial to Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva were vain and proud of their looks, Bhima and Arjuna were proud of their strength and archery skills, respectively). Only the virtuous Yudhisthira who had tried everything to prevent the carnage and the dog remain. The dog reveals himself to be the god Yama (also known as Yama Dharmaraja), and then takes him to the underworld where he sees his siblings and wife. After explaining the nature of the test, Dharma takes Yudhishtira back to heaven and explains that it was necessary to expose him to the underworld for the [[Kurukshetra_war#Drona.27s_end_and_Karna.27s_rise_as_commander|one lie]] he had said during his entire life. Dharma then assures him that his siblings and wife would join him in heaven after they had been exposed to the underworld for measures of time according to their vices.

Arjuna's grandson [[Parikshita]] rules after them and dies bitten by a snake. His furious son, Janamejaya, decides to perform a snake sacrifice (''[[sarpasttra]]'') in order to destroy the snakes. It is at this sacrifice that the tale of his ancestors is narrated to him.

==Versions, translations, and derivative works==
Many regional versions of the work developed over time, mostly differing only in minor details, or with verses or subsidiary stories being added. These include some versions from outside the Indian subcontinent, such as the [[Kakawin Bharatayuddha]] from [[Java]].

===Critical Edition===
Between 1919 and 1966, scholars at the [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]], [[Pune]], compared the various manuscripts of the epic from India and abroad and produced the ''Critical Edition'' of the ''Mahabharata'', on 13,000 pages in 19 volumes, followed by the Harivamsha in another two volumes and six index volumes. This is the text that is usually used in current ''Mahabharata'' studies for reference.<ref>[http://www.virtualpune.com/html/channel/edu/institutes/html/bhandark.shtml Bhandarkar Institute, Pune]—Virtual Pune</ref> This work is sometimes called the 'Pune' or 'Poona' edition of the Mahabharata.

===Modern interpretations===

[[Image:FullPagadeYakshagana.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Krishna as depicted in [[Yakshagana]] from [[Karnataka]] which is based largely on stories of Mahabharata]]
The eminent [[Hindi]] poet, also hailed as ''Rashtrakavi'' [[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']] has written epic-poetry on various themes of Mahabharata like ''Kurukshetra'', ''Rashmirathi'' and many others which are known for their elegance and musical rhythm.

The [[Kannada language|Kannada]] novelist [[S.L. Bhyrappa]] wrote a novel in Kannada (now translated to most Indian languages and English) titled ''[[Parva (novel)|Parva]]'', giving a new interpretation to the story of Mahabharata. He tried to understand the social and ethical practices in these regions and correlate them with the story of Mahabharata.

In the late 1980s, the [[Mahabharat (TV series)|''Mahabharata'' TV series]]<ref name="TV"> {{imdb title|id=0158417|title=Mahabharat}} (1988-1990 TV series)</ref> was televised and shown on India's national television ([[Doordarshan]]). The series was written by Dr. [[Rahi Masoom Reza]] and directed by [[Baldev Raj Chopra|B. R. Chopra]] and his son Ravi Chopra. The concept was by Pt. Narendra Sharma.

Many film versions of the epic exist, dating from 1920..<ref>{{imdb title|id=0154815|title=Mahabharat}} (1920 film)</ref>

In the [[Western world|West]], a well known presentation of the epic is [[Peter Brook]]'s nine hour play premiered in [[Avignon]] in 1985 and its five hour movie version [[The Mahabharata (1989 film)|''The Mahabharata'' (1989)]].<ref>{{imdb title|id=0097810|title=The Mahabharata}} (1989 mini-series)</ref>

Among literary reinterpretations of the Mahabharata the most famous is arguably [[Sashi Tharoor]]'s major work entitled "[[The Great Indian Novel]]", an involved literary, philosophical, and political novel which superimposes the major moments of post-Independence [[India]] in the 20th century onto the driving events of the Mahabharata epic. An acclaimed book, "The Great Indian Novel" also contemporized well-known characters of the epic into equally well-known politicians of the modern era (e.g. [[Indira Gandhi]] as the villainous [[Duryodhana]]).

Mahabharata was also reinterpreted by [[Shyam Benegal]] in [[Kalyug (movie)|Kalyug]]. Kalyug is a modern-day replaying of the Mahabharata, with the Pandava industrial family being locked in a titanic battle with their Kaurava rivals. But the times are different from the original Mahabharat's, and external forces impinge on feudal values causing disconcerting results.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011700990100.htm What makes Shyam special...]</ref>

Western interpretations of the Mahabharata include [[William Buck|William Buck's]] ''Mahabharata'' and [[Elizabeth Seeger|Elizabeth Seeger's]] ''Five Sons of King Pandu''.

===English translations===
====Lal version====
A poetic translation of the full epic into English, done by the poet [[P. Lal]] is complete, and in 2005 began being published by [[Writers Workshop]], Calcutta. The P. Lal translation is a non-rhyming verse-by-verse rendering, and is the only edition in any language to include all slokas in all recensions of the work (not just those in the ''Critical Edition''). The completion of the publishing project is scheduled for 2008. Fourteen of the eighteen volumes are now available:
:Vol 1: Adi Parva, 1232 pages, 2005, ISBN 81-8157-370-6
:Vol 2: Sabha Parva, 520 pages, 2005, ISBN 81-8157-382-X
:Vol 3: Vana Parva, 1580 pages, 2005, ISBN 81-8157-448-6
:Vol 4: Virata Parva, 400 pages, 2006, ISBN 81-8157-382-X
:Vol 5: Udyoga Parva, 970 pages, 2006, ISBN 81-8157-530-X
:Vol 6: Bhishma Parva, 920 pages, 2006, ISBN 81-8157-548-2
:Vol 7: Drona Parva, 1522 pages, 2007, ISBN 81-8157-640-3
:Vol 8: Karna Parva, 1025 pages, 2008, ISBN 978-81-8157-711-5
:Vol 10: Sauptika Parva, 173 pages, 2008, ISBN 978-81-8157-723-8
:Vol 11: Stri Parva, 173 pages, 2008, ISBN 978-81-8157-729-0
:Vol 14: Asvamedhika Parva, 2008, In Progress
:Vol 15: Asramavasuka Parva, 157 pages, 2007, ISBN 81-8157-606-3
:Vol 16: Mausala Parva, 60 pages, 2006, ISBN 81-8157-550-4
:Vol 17: Mahaprasthana Parva, 30 pages, 2006 ISBN 81-8157-552-0
:Vol 18: Svargarohana Parva, 80 pages, 2006 ISBN 81-8157-554-7

====Clay Sanskrit Library version====
A project to translate the full epic into English prose, translated by various hands, began to appear in 2005 from the [[Clay Sanskrit Library]], published by [[New York University]] Press. The translation is based not on the ''Critical Edition'' but on the version known to the commentator Nīlakaṇṭha. Currently available are portions of books 2-4 and 7-9.

'''Maha·bhárata II: The Great Hall''': 588 pp, Paul Wilmot, 2006, ISBN 978-0-8147-9406-7<br />
'''Maha·bhárata III: The Forest''' (volume four of four): 374 pp, William J. Johnson, 2005, ISBN 978-0-8147-4278-5<br />
'''Maha·bhárata IV: Viráta''': 516 pp, Kathleen Garbutt, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8147-3183-3<br />
'''Maha·bhárata V: Preparations for War''' (volume one of two): 450 pp, Kathleen Garbutt, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8147-3191-8 <br />
'''Maha·bhárata V: Preparations for War''' (volume two of two): forthcoming<br />
'''Maha·bhárata VI: Bhishma''' (volume one of two): forthcoming <br />
'''Maha·bhárata VII: Drona''' (volume one of four): 473 pp, Vaughan Pilikian, 2006, ISBN 978-0-8147-6723-8<br />
'''Maha·bhárata VIII: Karna''' (volume one of two): 604 pp, Adam Bowles, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8147-9981-9<br />
'''Maha·bhárata VIII: Karna''' (volume two of two): 450 pp, Adam Bowles, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8147-9995-6<br />
'''Maha·bhárata IX: Shalya''' (volume one of two): 371 pp, Justin Meiland, 2005, ISBN 978-0-8147-5706-2<br />
'''Maha·bhárata IX: Shalya''' (volume two of two): 470 pp, Justin Meiland, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8147-5737-6

====Chicago version====
Another English prose translation of the full epic, based on the ''Critical Edition'', is also in progress, published by [[University Of Chicago]] Press, initiated by Chicago Indologist J. A. B. van Buitenen (books 1-5) and, following a 20-year hiatus caused by the death of van Buitenen, is being continued by D. Gitomer of DePaul University (book 6), J. L. Fitzgerald of The University of Tennessee (books 11-13) and W. Doniger of the University of Chicago (books 14-18):
:Vol. 1: Parva 1, 545 pages, 1980, ISBN 0-226-84663-6
:Vol. 2: Parvas 2-3, 871 pages, 1981, ISBN 0-226-84664-4
:Vol. 3: Parvas 4-5, 582 pages, 1983, ISBN 0-226-84665-2
:Vol. 4: Parva 6 (forthcoming)
:Vol. 7: Parva 11, first half of parva 12, 848 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-226-25250-7
:Vol. 8: Second half of Parva 12 (forthcoming)

====Ganguli version====
Until these three projects are available in full, the only available complete English translations remain the [[Victorian literature|Victorian]] prose versions by [[Kisari Mohan Ganguli]],<ref>
Several editions of the [[Kisari Mohan Ganguli]] translation of the Mahabharata incorrectly cite [[Pratap Chandra Roy]] as translator and this error has been perpetuated into secondary citations. See the publishers preface to the current Munshiram Manoharlal edition for an explanation.</ref> published between 1883 and 1896 (Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers) and by M. N. Dutt (Motilal Banarsidass Publishers). Most critics consider the translation by Ganguli to be faithful to the original text. The complete text of Ganguli's translation is available online (see External Links).

====Indonesian version====
This is a Kawi version that is found on the Indonesian island of Bali and was translated by Dr. [[I. Gusti Putu Phalgunadi]]. Of the eighteen parvas, only eight Kawi manuscripts remain.
:Vol 1: Adi Parva - The First Book, 305 pages, 1990, ISBN 81-85179-50-6
:Vol 2: Virataparva - The Fourth Book, 197 pages, 1992, ISBN 81-85689-05-9
:Vol 3: Udyogaparva, 345 pages, 1994, ISBN 81-85689-96-2
:Vol 4: Bhishmaparva, 283 pages, 1995, ISBN 81-86471-05-7
:Vol 5: Asramavasaparva, Mosalaparva, Prasthanikaparva, Svargarohanaparva, 161 pages, 1997, ISBN 81-86471-11-1

=== Musical adaptation ===
*''Nal'i Damajanti'', Op.47 (1903), [[Opera]] in three acts by [[Anton Arensky|Anton Arenskij]] to a libretto by Modest Čajkovskij after the Russian translation of the Mahabharata by Vasilij Žukovskijs. First performance {{OldStyleDate|22 January|1904|9 January}} in Moscow.

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'''Key to Symbols'''<br>
*Male: <font style="border: solid 2px blue;">''' ''blue border'''''</font>
*Female: <font style="border: solid 2px red;">''' ''red border'' '''</font>
*[[Pandava]]s: <font style="border: solid 0.5px black; background-color: #dfd">''' ''green box'' '''</font>
*[[Kaurava]]s: <font style="border: solid 0.5px black; background-color: #fdd">''' ''red box'' '''</font>

'''Notes'''<br>
*'''a''': [[Santanu]] was a king of the Kuru dynasty or kingdom, and was some generations removed from any ancestor called [[Kuru]]. His marriage to [[Ganga]] preceded his marriage to [[Satyavati]].
*'''b''': [[Pandu]] and [[Dhritarashtra]] were fathered by [[Vyasa]] after [[Vichitravirya]]'s death. Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidura were the sons of Vyasa with Ambika, Ambalika and a maid servant respectively.
*'''c''': [[Karna]] was born to [[Kunti]] through her invocation of [[Surya]], before her marriage to [[Pandu]].
*'''d''': The [[Pandava]]s were acknowledged sons of [[Pandu]] but were begotten by [[Kunti]]'s invocation of various deities. In particular:
** [[Yama]] or [[Dharma]] (Dharmadeva), for [[Yudhishtira]]
** [[Vayu]], for [[Bhima]]
** [[Indra]] or [[Varuna]] for [[Arjuna]]
** The twins, [[Nakula]] and [[Sahadeva]] were born to [[Madri]] through her invocation of the [[Ashvins|The Ashvins]]
*'''e''': [[Duryodhana]] and his siblings were born at the same time, and they were of the same generation as their [[Pandava]] cousins.

The birth order of siblings is correctly shown in the family tree (from left to right), except for [[Vyasa]] and [[Bhishma]] whose birth order is not described, and Vichitravirya who was born after them. The fact that [[Ambika]] and [[Ambalika]] are sisters is not shown in the family tree. The birth of Duryodhana took place after the birth of Karna and Yudhishtira, but before the birth of the remaining Pandava brothers.

Some siblings of the characters shown here have been left out for clarity; these include [[Chitrangada]], the eldest brother of Vichitravirya. [[Vidura]], half-brother to Dhritarashtra and Pandu. The family tree continues through the descendants [[Arjuna]], and these have also not been shown here.

==See also==
*[[Bhagavad Gita]]
*[[Kingdoms of Ancient India]]
*[[Kurukshetra war]]
*[[Ramayana]]
*[[Kakawin Bhāratayuddha]]

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*Chaturvedi Badrinath, ''The Mahabharata : An Inquiry in the Human Condition'', New Delhi, Orient Longman (2006)
*{{cite book |series= |last=Basham |first=A. L. |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent Before The Coming of the Muslims|year=1954 |publisher=Grove Press |location=New York |isbn= }}
*J. Brockington, ''The Sanskrit Epics'', Leiden (1998).
*Alf Hildebeitel, ''The Ritual of Battle, Krishna in the Mahabharata'', SUNY Press, New York 1990.
*E. W. Hopkins, ''The Great Epic of India'', New York (1901).
*{{cite book |series= |last=Keay |first=John |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=India: A History |year=2000 |publisher=Grove Press |location= |isbn=0-8021-3797-0 }}
*[[Hermann Oldenberg|H. Oldenberg]], ''Zur Geschichte der Altindischen Prosa'', Berlin (1917)
*Jyotirmayananda Swami, ''Mysticism of the Mahabharata'', Yoga Research Foundation, Miami 1993.
*Paule Lerner, ''Astrological Key in Mahabharata'', David White (trans.) Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi 1988.
*Ruth Cecily Katz, ''Arjuna in the Mahabharata'', University of South Carolina Press, Columbia 1989.
*R.V.Bhasin, ''"Mahabharata"'' published by National Publications, India, 2007.
*{{cite book |last=Majumdar |first=R. C. (general editor)|authorlink=R. C. Majumdar |coauthors= |title=[[The History and Culture of the Indian People]]: (Volume 1) The Vedic Age |year=1951 |publisher=George Allen & Unwin Ltd. |location=London|isbn=}}
*Krishna Chaitanya (K.K. Nair), ''The Mahabharata, A Literary Study'', Clarion Books, New Delhi 1985.
*Th. Oberlies, 'Ritual an und unter der Oberfläche des Mahabharata', in: ''Neue Methoden der Epenforschung'' (ed. H. L. C. Tristram), Freiburg (1998).
*H. Oldenberg, ''Das Mahabharata'', Göttingen (1922).
*M. Mehta, ''The problem of the double introduction to the Mahabharata'', [[JAOS]] 93 (1973), 547-550.
*C. Z. Minkowski, ''Janamehayas ''Sattra'' and Ritual Structure'', JAOS 109 (1989), 410-420.
*C. Z. Minkowski, 'Snakes, ''Sattras'' and the Mahabharata', in: ''Essays on the Mahabharata'', ed. A. Sharma, Leiden (1991), 384-400.
*Bruce M. Sullivan, ''Seer of the Fifth Veda, Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa in the Mahabharata'', Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi 1999.
*Nicholas Sutton, ''Religious Doctrines in the Mahabharata'', Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi 2000.
*N. B. Utgikar, ''The mention of the Mahabharata in the Ashvalayana Grhya Sutra'', Proceedings and Transactions of the All-India Oriental Conference, Poona (1919), vol. 2, Poona (1922), 46-61.
*[[Michael Witzel|M. Witzel]], ''Epics, Khilas and Puranas: Continuities and Ruptures'', Proceedings of the Third Dubrovnik International Conference on the Sanskrit Epics and Puranas, ed. P. Koskiallio, Zagreb (2005), 21-80.
* Gupta, S.P. and K.S. Ramachandran (ed.), ''Mahabharata: myth and reality''. Agam Prakashan, New Delhi 1976.
* Pargiter, F.E., ''Ancient Indian Historical Tradition'', London 1922. Repr. Motilal Banarsidass 1997.
* Majumdar, R.C. and A.D. Pusalker (ed.), ''The History and Culture of the Indian People'', Vol I. "The Vedic Age", Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan 1951.

==External links==
{{Wikisource|The Mahabharata}}
{{Commons|Category:Mahabharata|Mahabharata}}
;Original text online {{sa icon}}
* [http://www.mahabharataonline.com MahabharataOnline.com - Mahabharata Translations, Simple narrations, Stories and Scriptures]
* [http://tiger.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mtokunag/skt_texts/Mahaabhaarata/ etext] [http://tiger.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mtokunag/skt_texts/mbh-metr/ (metrical)], entered by Muneo Tokunaga
* [http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/gret_utf.htm#MBh GRETIL etext] (Muneo Tokunaga)
*[http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/gretil/1_sanskr/2_epic/mbh/sas/mahabharata.htm Mahābhārata online]
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/index.htm] (parallel in [[Devanāgarī]] and transliterated) at [http://www.sacred-texts.com/ The Internet Sacred Text Archive]
* [http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org Clay Sanskrit Library] publishes classical Indian literature, including the Mahabharata and Ramayana, with facing-page text and translation. Also offers searchable corpus and downloadable materials.
;Abridged Versions
* [http://www.epics.in/ Epics.in - An abridged,online version of the mahabharata comprising of ten chapters.]

;textual resources
* [http://web.utk.edu/~jftzgrld/MBh1Biblio.html#Poona Reading Suggestions] J. F. Fitzgerald, University of Tennessee
* [http://mahabharata-resources.org Mahabharata Resources Page at its new home] Resources on Mahabharata
* [http://www.devashard.com Mahabharata based graphic novel]

;Kisari Mohan Ganguli translation {{en icon}}
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/maha/index.htm at sacred-texts.com]
* [http://www.bharatadesam.com/spiritual/mahabharata/index.php at bharatadesam.com]

;Articles on the Mahabharata
* [http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/MahabharataII.pdf Mahabharata and Sindhu- Sarasvathi tradition, a paper by Subhash kak (pdf)]
* [http://www.boloji.com/hinduism/145.htm Ramayana and Mahabharata in Indonesia] - discusses the Indonesian versions

;Movies
* [[A Throw of Dice]] ([[Prapancha Pash]]) is a 1929 silent film by [[Franz Osten]].
* {{imdb title|id=0097810|title=The Mahabharata}} 1989 movie directed by [[Peter Brook]]
* {{imdb title|id=0080982|title=Kalyug}} 1980 movie directed by [[Shyam Benegal]]. The movie is loosely based on the story of the Mahabharata and reinterprets the struggle for the kingdom in an industrial age, with two family factions fighting for the control of an industrial conglomerate.

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Revision as of 12:22, 10 October 2008

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The 2008 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2008 college football season. The Tigers are led by head coach Tommy Bowden and play their home games in Memorial Stadium.

2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
Boston College xy   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 21 Florida State x   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Maryland   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Wake Forest   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Clemson   4 – 4     7 – 6  
NC State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Coastal Division
No. 15 Virginia Tech xy$   5 – 3     10 – 4  
No. 22 Georgia Tech x   5 – 3     9 – 4  
North Carolina   0 – 4     0 – 5  
Miami (FL)   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Virginia   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Duke   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the Season

Preseason Outlook

Incoming Recruiting Class

Spencer Benton (K; Myrtle Beach, SC; Myrtle Beach HS), Da'Quan Bowers (DE; Bamberg, SC; Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS), Stanley Hunter (LB; Duncan, SC; James F. Brynes HS), Marquan Jones (WR; Blythewood, SC; Blythewood HS), Kyle Parker (QB; Jacksonville, FL; Bartram Trail HS), Tarik Rollins (LB; Jacksonville, FL; Chaminade Madonna College Prep), Jon Richt (QB; Athens, GA; Prince Avenue Christian), Dawson Zimmerman (K; Snellville, GA; Brookwood HS), Spencer Adams (S; Matthews, NC; David W. Butler HS), Andre Ellington (RB; Moncks Corner, SC; Berkeley HS), Dalton Freeman (OL; Pelion, SC; Pelion HS), Brandon Thompson (DT; Thomasville, GA; Thomasville HS), Daniel Andrews (S; Jacksonville, FL; Trinity Christian Academy), Jaron Brown (WR; Cheraw, SC; Cheraw HS), Carlton Lewis Jr. (S; St. Augustine, FL; St. Augustine HS), Jarred Crittenton (DE; Wahpeton, ND; North Dakota Stat College of Science), Matt Sanders (OL; Crestview, FL; Crestview HS), Kenneth Page (OL; Columbia, SC; A.C. Flora HS), Xavier Brewer (CB; Jacksonville, FL; Bartram Trail HS); Dwayne Allen (TE; Fayetteville, NC; Terry Sanford HS); Rashard Hall (S; St. Augustine, FL; St. Augustine HS), Brandon Ford (WR; Hanahan, SC; Hanahan HS); Matt Skinner (ATH; Jacksonville, FL; The Bolles School), Jonathon Willard (LB; Loris, SC; Loris HS), Antoine McClain (OL; Anniston, AL; Anniston HS), Jamie Harper (RB; Jacksonville, FL; Trinity Christian Academy)

Transfers & Departures

  • Philip Merling (DE, Junior) - NFL Draft
  • Antonio Clay (LB, Junior) - withdrew from classes
  • Ray Ray McElrathbey (RB-WR-DB, RS Sophomore) - graduation, transferred to Howard University
  • Cortney Vincent (LB, RS Junior) - dismissed from team
  • Jeff Orgen (WR, RS Freshman) - transfer
  • Brian Linthicum (TE, Sophomore) - quit the team

Schedule

August 308:00PMvs. Alabama*No. 9

ABCL 34-10  70,097 September 63:30PMThe Citadel*No. 22

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (Military Appreciation Day)

W 45-17   76,000 September 13NoonNC StateNo. 23

RaycomW 27-9   76,500 September 201:00PMSC State*No. 21

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (Youth Day)

W 54-0   78,000 September 2712:00PMMarylandNo. 19

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (Family Weekend)

RaycomL 20-17 81,500 October 97:45PMat Wake Forest

ESPNL 12-7   October 1812:00PMGeorgia Tech

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Day)

ESPN/ESPN2   November 1at Boston College

  November 8at Florida State

  November 15Dukedagger

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (Homecoming)

  November 22at Virginia

  November 29South Carolina*

 

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Depth Chart

These are the projected starters and primary backups as of July 2008.

Template:2008 Clemson Tigers Depth Chart

Game Notes

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson Tide 13 10 8 3 34
Tigers 0 3 7 0 10

The Tigers were the preseason favorite to win the ACC and were favored going into the season opener at the Georgia Dome. Some believed that the Crimson Tide's youth and inexperience would prove a serious disadvantage against an experienced team like Clemson. However, Alabama quickly took control in what would eventually be a lopsided victory. By the end of the first quarter, Bama led 13–0, and they extended their lead to 23–3 by halftime. The only scare came when C.J. Spiller returned the second half kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. However, the Tigers failed to score again. James Davis and C.J. Spiller combined for only 20 yards on the ground, while the team's rushing total was 0. Clemson's redshirt senior quarterback, Cullen Harper, completed 20 of 34 passes but had no touchdowns and one interception. Alabama's John Parker Wilson completed 22 of 30 passes with no interceptions. He threw two touchdowns to Nick Walker and Julio Jones, and rushed for one himself. The Crimson Tide Tide went on to win by a score of 34–10.

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 10 17
Tigers 7 14 14 10 45

Running Back James Davis fumbled on Clemson's first drive and the Tigers turned the ball over on downs on their second drive. The Citadel was able to proficiently move the ball through the air, although they were unable to capitalize on their opportunities.

It was the secondary and Michael Hamlin in particular that kept The Citadel from getting back into the game after the Tigers went up 21-0 on two touchdown runs by C.J. Spiller and a TD run by James Davis.

With Clemson leading 21-7 late in the first half, The Citadel scored on a 41-yard pass from Bart Blanchard to Andre Roberts. Then the Bulldogs were in position to score again after they forced Clemson to punt. A touchdown that would have brought the Bulldogs within a score going into halftime was prevented when Hamlin intercepted a Blanchard pass.

On the fourth play of the second half Hamlin intercepted Blanchard again and returned the ball to the Citadel 19 yard line. A Tyler Grisham fumble kept Clemson from scoring, but on Clemson's next drive Spiller scored on a 17-yard TD run to put Clemson safely up 28-7.

Hamlin's third interception came on The Citadel's next drive. He stole the ball at the Bulldog 37 and returned it to the 25. On the next play, Cullen Harper hit tight end Michael Palmer down the right sideline for a touchdown.

Harper completed 14 of 18 passes for 192 yards. While The Citadel held the ball seven more minutes than the Tigers, Harper's efficiency allowed Clemson to easily put away the Bulldogs.

Davis finished with 107 yards and Spiller had 75 yards rushing to aid the offense.

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 6 0 3 0 9
Tigers 7 10 0 10 27

The annual renewal of the "Textile Bowl" between the Clemson Tigers and N.C. State Wolfpack got of to a rocky start for the Tigers. On the first play of the game, Nate Irving intercepted a Cullen Harper pass and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown, putting the Wolfpack up 6-0. The Tigers responded by blocking the PAT. The next offensive series, the Tigers started on their own 24 and drove the length of the field, capping the drive with a 16 yard touchdown pass from Harper to Jacoby Ford. A 30 yard run by Ford on a reverse also highlighted the drive. The Mark Buchholz PAT put Clemson up 7-6.

The next three drives saw the Tigers and Wolfpack trade punts. With 13:51 left in the 2nd quarter, Clemson began its next scoring drive from its own 33. A 28 yard reception by Jacoby Ford highlighted the drive, with rushes by James Davis, C.J. Spiller, and Cullen Harper helping to aid the drive. With 4th and 2 on the N.C. State 5 yard line, Buchholz came on for a 22 yard field goal to put the Tigers up 10-6. After the next N.C. State drive stalled, Clemson got the ball back on their own 41 yard line. Clemson scored after two passes from Cullen Harper - the first a 31 yard strike to Aaron Kelly, and the second a 28 yard touchdown pass to C.J. Spiller. The ensuring PAT put Clemson ahead 17-6.

N.C. State got back on the board late in the 4th quarter with a 25 yard field goal by Josh Czajkowski to close the gap to 17-9. Clemson started the next drive on the N.C. State 47 and drove it down to the 13, but the drive stalled after an apparent touchdown run by Spiller was negated by a holding penalty. Buchholz kicked a 31 yard field goal to increase the lead to 20-9. N.C. State's next drive resulted in their first turnover of the game, when Crezdon Butler intercepted a pass at the Clemson 4 yard line. The Tigers then sealed the game with a 13 play drive that consumed 7:01 of the clock, capping the drive with a 12 yard run by Spiller. That would be the final score of the game, as the Tigers prevailed 27-9 and recorded extended their current win streak in the series to five. The last efforts by the Wolfpack to close the gap were snuffed out by an interception by Chris Chancellor.

The Tigers gained 426 yards of total offense. Cullen Harper was 20-28 for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. C.J. Spiller had a great day as a dual threat, finishing with 61 rushing yards, 35 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. Jacoby Ford lead all receivers with 106 receiving yards and a touchdown, in addition to 48 rushing yards. The Tigers defense held the Wolfpack to 288 yards on offense, no offensive touchdowns, and recorded two interceptions.

SC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 7 23 10 14 54

The first ever meeting between the Clemson Tigers and S.C. State Bulldogs turned into a lopsided contest, as the Tigers defeated their second FCS team on the season to improve to 3-1. The Tigers received the opening kickoff and struck first on a 68 yard drive capped off by a 1 yard touchdown run by James Davis. S.C. State was unable to respond on any of its two possessions in the first quarter, as they ended in a punt and missed field goal. Clemson, meanwhile, had its next two drives end in interceptions from Cullen Harper.

The Tigers broke the game open in the second quarter. Chris Chancellor intercepted an S.C. State pass early in the quarter. On the next possession, Davis and C.J. Spiller spearheaded the offensive attack, which ended in Davis' second touchdown of the day. The Tigers defense would cut the Bulldogs' next drive short with an interception by Crezdon Butler. Davis would score his third touchdown of the day on the next drive. A safety and a 1 yard touchdown plunge by Cullen Harper would give the Tigers a 30-0 halftime lead.

S.C. State received the ball to start the third quarter, but it would be the Tigers who opened up scoring as Chris Clemons would pick off a Bulldog pass and return it for a touchdown. The next three drives saw two Bulldog drives and a Tigers drive stall. Clemson would get back on the scoreboard with a Mark Buchholz field goal. Clemson would begin placing reserves in on offense late in the third quarter. Early in the fourth, the Tigers scored their fifth rushing touchdown of the day on a one yard run by backup quarterback Willy Korn. Korn would later throw the Tigers' first passing touchdown of the day on a five yard passes to tight end Michael Palmer. The defense recorded its fourth turnover of the day when Brandon Thompson recovered an S.C. State fumble. The Tigers would then run out the clock, giving the Tigers a 52-0 victory.

Cullen Harper completed 14 of 23 passes for 152 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. Willy Korn went 7-7 for 73 yards and a touchdown. James Davis lead the Tigers rushing attack with 93 yards and 3 touchdowns. Tyler Grisham lead the receiving corps with 41 reception yards on 3 receptions. C.J. Spiller had 105 all-purpose yards on the day (66 rushing, 39 punt return). Overall, the Tigers offense compiled 432 yards of total offense (225 passing, 207 rushing) and 31 first downs. The defense held the Bulldogs to only 149 yards of total offense and eight first downs, while compiling four turnovers on the day.

Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 0 6 7 7 20
Tigers 10 7 0 0 17

Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 7 0 7
Demon Deacons 3 0 0 9 12

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 0
Tigers 0

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Eagles 0

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Seminoles 0

Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Tigers 0

Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Cavaliers 0

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0
Tigers 0

Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP 9 NR NR 23 20 NR NR
Coaches 9 22 23 21 19 NR NR
Harris Not released NR NR
BCS Not released

Statistics

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Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Clemson 0
Opponents 0

Offense

Rushing

Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
James Davis 2-1 19 121 1 120 6.3 1 38 60.0
C.J. Spiller 2-0 8 83 1 82 10.3 3 37 41.0
Jamie Harper 2-1 7 38 0 38 5.4 1 13 19.0
Paul Macko 1-0 3 18 0 18 6.0 0 10 18.0
Jacoby Ford 2-0 3 12 6 6 2.0 0 7 3.0
Tyler Grisham 2-1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.5
Willy Korn 1-0 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 -1.0
Cullen Harper 2-2 6 14 28 -14 -2.3 0 13 -7.0
                   
                   
                   
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Opponents                  

Passing

Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Cullen Harper 2-2 129.3 52-34-1 65.4% 380 1 47    
Willy Korn 1-0 125.5 11-7-0 63.6% 81 0 36    
TEAM                  
                   
Total                  
Opponents                  

Receiving

Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Jacoby Ford 2-0 7 113 16.1 0 47    
Tyler Grisham 2-1 8 79 9.9 0 29      
C.J. Spiller 2-0 4 59 14.8 0 27      
Durrell Barry 2-1 2 45 22.5 0 36      
Aaron Kelly 2-2 7 43 6.1 0 15      
Michael Palmer 2-2 2 41 20.5 0 26      
Marquan Jones 2-0 3 24 8.0 0 10      
Xavier Dye 2-0 2 19 9.5 0 11      
Terrance Ashe 1-0 3 18 6.0 0 7      
James Davis 2-1 1 11 11.0 0 11      
Chad Diehl 2-1 1 6 6.0 0 6      
Nelson Faerber 2-0 1 3 3.0 0 3      
                   
                   
Total                  
Opponents                  

Defense

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
Kavell Connor 2 12 13 25
Brandon Maye 2 9 7 16 1
Michael Hamlin 2 14 2 16 3-78 26.0 0 37
Chris Clemons 2 12 1 13 1
Stanley Hunter 2 9 3 12 1-1
Total

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Mark Buchholz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Dawson Zinnerman 4 160 40.0 51 0
Jimmy Maners 1 41 41.0 41 0
Total
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
C.J. Spiller 3 15 5.0 0 9 5 163 32.6 1 96
Jacoby Ford 0 12 - 0 12 3 40 13.3 0 22
Crezdon Butler 1 15 15.0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 1
Total

Coaching staff

  • Tommy Bowden - Head Coach
  • Rob Spence - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Vic Koenning - Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
  • Brad Scott - Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
  • David Blackwell - Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Andre Powell - Running Backs
  • Billy Napier - Tight Ends
  • Chris Rumph - Defensive Line
  • Dabo Swinney - Wide Receivers
  • Ron West - Outside Linebackers
  • Mike Dooley - Defensive Video Graduate Assistant
  • Andy Ford - Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Paul Hogan - Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Willie Simmons - Offensive Video Graduate Assistant

References

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