Question

Who was V.*. Sukthankar?What was his contribution in understanding the Mahabharata.

Answer 1

• V.*. Sukthankar was a most famous Sanskritist.

• Under the sukthankar a team prepared a critical edition of the Mahabharata.

• Collecting Sanskrit Manuscripts of the text. Written in a variety of scripts.

• Ultimately they selected the verses that were common to most versions.

• And published these in several volumes.