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State any three elements that historians considered while analysing the Mahabharata.

The elements that historians considered while analysing the Mahabharata: -

I. Language in which the text was written- Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit.


II. Kind of text- devoted to mantras meant to be learnt and chanted


III. Author of the text.


IV. Audience- for whom the text is written.


V. Date and place of composition.


VI. There were several common elements in the Sanskrit versions of the story, evident in manuscripts found all over the subcontinent.


VII. The studies revealed that the ideas contained in normative Sanskrit texts were, on the whole, recognized as authoritative, they were also questioned and occasionally even rejected.


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