Which is the most important didactic section of the Mahabharata?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita, which contains the advice offered by Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield, is perhaps the most important didactic (instructive) section of the Mahabharata.
Tip: This answer sits in the caption of a painting, not in the main text. Read every figure caption in the chapter; NTA takes questions from them too.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.1 Language and content … Historians usually classify the contents of the present text under two broad heads – sections that contain stories, designated as the narrative, and sections that contain prescriptions about social norms, designated as didactic. This division is by no means watertight – the didactic sections include stories, and the narrative often contains a social message. However, generally historians agree that the Mahabharata was meant to be a dramatic, moving story, and that the didactic portions were probably added later. Didactic refers to something that is meant for purposes of instruction.”
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