Political Values in the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyaṇa: A Comparative Study in Sanskrit Political Thought and Their Contemporary Relevance
Author: Subrata Kumar Jana DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/04040029 Abstract: The Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata, the two foundational itihāsa-kāvyas of Sanskrit literature, embed a sophisticated and remarkably durable body of political thought under the rubric of rājadharma (the duty of the king) and nīti (the science of governance). This study undertakes a comparative textual analysis of …
