Description
The BORI (Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute) Critical Edition: This monumental work was produced through the efforts of numerous Sanskrit scholars initially headed by Prof. V.S.Sukthankar. Below is the brief summary of the project: A giant research project undertaken by the BORI since its inception was "The Critical Edition of Mahabharata". Edited by the likes of V. S. Sukhtankar, S. K. Belvalkar, S. K. De, Prof. Dr. R. N. Dandekar, the Critical Edition enjoys the status of one of the most prestigious and appreciated editorial work of the world. This edition was prepared with painstaking efforts of scholars for about five decades consulting 1,259 manuscripts. A comprehensive Prolegomena (Vol. I), written by V. S. Sukhtankar, brings out the material and methodology of the project. The completed Critical Edition of the Mahabharata (18 Parvas; 89000+ verses in the Constituted Text, and an elaborate Critical Apparatus; 19 Volumes: No. of pages: 15000+ demi-quarto size ) was released on September 22, 1966 at the hands of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, the then President of India.
Introduction of BORI Critical Edition of Mahabharata
