The Mahbhrata (circa 800 B.C.E.) is the longest epic poem known, and is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It narrates the struggle between two branches of a family in the Kurukshetra War. Along with the epic Rmyaa, it forms the Hindu Itihasa. Among the principal works and stories in the Mahbhrata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, an abbreviated version of the Rmyaa, and the story of Yasringa. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahbhrata is attributed to the sage Vysa. It is thought to have originated between the 8th and 9th centuries B.C.E., starting as an orally-transmitted tale of the charioteer bards.
Quotes from The Mahbhrata…
This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.
