Yardi, M. R. <br/><br/>
The Mahabharata, its genesis and growth: A statistical study 

 - Pune:  Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute,  1986. 
 - xiv, 254 p.  ref., ind.  24 cm x 16 cm 
 - Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Research Unit Series ; no. 7 .
<br/><br/> Donated By: Shailendra Raj Mehta<br/>---------------------------------------------- 
<br/><br/> Contents<br/>Foreword	<br/>Preface	<br/>Abbreviation	<br/>Introduction	I-IX<br/>1	The Ur-Mahabharata	1<br/>2	The Growth of the Epic (1)	15<br/>3	The Growth of the Epic (2)	31<br/>4	The Growth of the Epic (3)	45<br/>5	The Growth of the Epic (4)	58<br/>6	The Kauravas and the Pandavas	64<br/>7	Vasudeva-Krsna and Rydra-Siva	79<br/>8	History of the Bharata Was	103<br/>9	Dating the Epics	120<br/>10	The Date of the Bharata Was	138<br/>Appendices	Statistical Studies	<br/>Paper I	Bhisma, Karna and Sauptika Parvans	159<br/>Paper I-A	The Bhagavadgita	171<br/>Paper II	Drona, Salya and Stri Parvans	176<br/>Paper III	Parvans 13-18	183<br/>Paper IV	Adi and Sabha Parvans	193<br/>Paper V	Aranyaka, virata and Udyoga Papers	201<br/>Paper VI	Santiparvan and Harivamsa	215<br/>Paper VII	Retrospect	227<br/>References	243<br/>Author Index	247<br/>Subject Index	249<br/>Errata	255 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-8193747087 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label>--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Mahabharata--Genesis and growth
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.5  / YAR