1000 Mahabharat Prashnottari

Do you know: Who was that Pandava descendant who once inadvertently defeated Bhima in a wrestling match? Who was the son of Dhritarashtra who survived the Mahabharata war? Which warrior did Arjuna die fighting against? Why was Draupadi called Yajnaseni? How did Hastinapur get the name Hastinapur? How many warriors were killed in the Mahabharata war? What is the name of the weapon whose use caused a rain of stones? and For how many years did it not rain when one Brahmastra was suppressed by another Brahmastra? If not, read the Mahabharata Quiz. Youll find answers to all these and 1000 such interesting, exciting, inquisitive, and investigative questions. This book not only describes the extraordinary valor of warriors like Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Arjuna, Bhima, and Abhimanyu, but also provides information on various weapons and divine weapons, their uses, and their consequences. Furthermore, it provides clear references to rivers, mountains, kingdoms, cities, and rulers of the Mahabharata period. It also provides investigative accounts of the relationships of nearly two hundred different characters, including their mothers, fathers, wives, sons and daughters, grandfathers, grandsons, maternal grandfathers, and maternal uncles.This book is not only important for the general reader, but also extremely useful for writers, editors, journalists, speakers, researchers, teachers, and students. Essentially, it is a reference dictionary of the Mahabharata.