Itihasa ( Itihāsa IAST , from iti + ha + āsa , literally translated “it was so”) - ancient Indian epic works, revered and popular monuments of Indian literature [1] . Itihasas were originally compiled in Sanskrit and later translated into other Indian languages: Kannada , Tamil , Telugu and Hindi . Itihasas are one of the most ancient epic monuments of world literature and are the basic sacred texts of Hinduism , belonging to the category of smriti .
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- ↑ Berdnikov G.P. , Vipper Yu. B. History of World Literature / A. Gorky Institute of World Literature . - M .: Nauka , 1983 .-- T. 1. - S. 236.