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Reading Notes: Epified Mahabharata Part A

I really liked watching the animations of the Mahabharata by Epified. The first few episodes I didn't recall being explained in the PDE Mahabharata, so it was interesting to get an introduction with some backstory about the epic. The added context from this animation will help me understand the story a lot better.

The title image for Epified's animated series on the Mahabharata. Source: Epified Assignment Page

The story of Bhishma's oath is really important to the story. He also stands by his oath the entire time, which is classic for these epics. Yet again, Indian Epics teach us to not take the easy road. The story of Amba makes a bit more sense now - at first I didn't understand why she was so upset, but now I see that she feels like her life is unfulfilled because she can no longer be married to anyone. 

Being able to see the unkempt Vyasa makes me empathize with him more. In the animation he isn't that ugly, but the women absolutely fear him for his looks. The animated style makes it easier to see him getting rejected, and I wonder how that worked for his internal psyche. Vyasa is like an Indian epics sperm donor, so maybe I'll write about him in a modern sense like that. Sperm donors also need to be fit, go to good schools and get good degrees since people shopping around are looking for good genes. I think some parallels can be drawn from there.

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