Re: The Warriors of the Mahabhartaian period?
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
why 18 ?
18 parvan-s ( or books or divisions) in the mahābhārata¹ , there are 18 armies, the war is fought for 18 days, the bhāgavad gītā is also made up of 18 chapters.
Some (potential ) insights can be found in this HDF string: http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1882
post 6, 7, 32, 38, 40, 41, 60.
iti śivaṁ
1. additional insights: Symbols in the mahābhārata
http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=6446
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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