Which of the following statements is incorrect about the critical edition of Mahabharata?
A. The project of preparing a critical edition of the Mahabharata took only 5 years to complete.
B. There were several common elements in the Sanskrit versions of the story, evident in manuscripts found all over the subcontinent, from Kashmir and Nepal in the north to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the south.
C. The evidences were enormous regional variations in the ways in which the text had been transmitted over the centuries.
D. Our understanding of these processes is derived primarily from texts written in Sanskrit by and for Brahmanas.
Answer:A
Which of the following statements is incorrect about the critical edition of Mahabharata?
A. The project of preparing a critical edition of the Mahabharata took only 5 years to complete. B. There were several common elements in the Sanskrit versions of the story, evident in manuscripts found all over the subcontinent, from Kashmir and Nepal in the north to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the south. C. The evidences were enormous regional variations in the ways in which the text had been transmitted over the centuries. D. Our understanding of these processes is derived primarily from texts written in Sanskrit by and for Brahmanas.
Explanation: The team worked out a method of comparing verses from each manuscript. Ultimately, they selected the verses that appeared common to most versions and published these in several volumes, running into over 13,000 pages. The project took 47 years to complete. Two things became apparent: there were several common elements in the Sanskrit versions of the story, evident in manuscripts found all over the subcontinent, from Kashmir and Nepal in the north to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the south.