Why Indians Called the Epics Itihasa and Never Called Them Mythology
The Sanskrit word Itihasa breaks into three parts: iti, ha, asa, thus, indeed, it was. The people who composed and transmitted the Ramayana and Mahabharata did not reach for a word meaning story, fable, or allegory. They chose a word that asserts occurrence. That choice was deliberate, and it has…
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