Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa

कृष्णद्वैपायन

Country

India

Languages

Epic Sanskrit

Dates

legendary, Mahabharata was mostly completed in 4th-3rd century BCE

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Vyasa is a rishi (sage) with a prominent role in most Hindu traditions. He is also known as Veda Vyasa or Krishna Dvaipayana. Traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahābhārata, Vyasa also plays a prominent role as a character. He is also regarded by the Hindu traditions to be the compiler of the mantras of the Vedas into four texts, as well as the author of the eighteen Purāṇas and the Brahma Sutras.