Bhishma Charitra

by Kartik Pandya | 2011 | 48,028 words | ISBN-10: 8171101966

Summary: The English translation of the Bhishma Charitra, an important Mahakavya (epic poem) consisting of 20 cantos. This book details the life and legends of Devavrata Bhishma: a major character in the Mahabhara and relative to both the Pandavas and Kauravas.

The Bhisma Charitra (Bhismacaritam) was written by Dr. Hari Narayan Dikshit, an important author of modern Sanskrit Literature, born in 1936 A.D.

Alternative titles: Bhismacarita, Bhismacaritra, Bhismacharita, Bhismacharitra, Bhishmacarita, Bhishmacaritra, Bhishmacharita, Bhishmacharitra. Bhisma, Caritra, Charitra, Carita, Charita. In Sanskrit: Bhīṣmacaritam mahākāvyam (भीष्मचरितम् महाकाव्यम्) by Harinārāyaṇa Dīkṣita (हरिनारायण दीक्षित) or Bhīṣma-caritra (भीष्म-चरित्र), Carita (चरित).

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Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in

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