: One hundred brothers led by Duryodhana , driven by ambition and deceit.
බොහෝ ප්රසිද්ධ සිංහල ලේඛකයන් මහාභාරතයේ එන උප කතා (උදා: නල-දමයන්ති, සාවිත්රි-සත්යවාන්) සිංහලට නගා ඇත.
Furthermore, folklore suggests that the legendary architect of the gods, Mayasura (who built the magnificent palace of illusions for the Pandavas), fled to Sri Lanka after the Kurukshetra war. Some villages in Sri Lanka still claim lineage from the warriors who migrated west after the great war.
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: Full translations of the 18 parvas (books) exist, often published in multiple volumes. These are standard for deep academic study or personal libraries.
