ITIHĀSA Skt., lit. “So it was”; legends in poetry and prose, heroic sagas, mythological tales. The best-known works in this genre are the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyana.
Source: The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala Publications, Inc.
Documents on the Itihasa
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