Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "इतिहास" in Hindi language version.
it is generally understood that the tradition of itihāsa developed out of the bardic tradition of sūtas and cāraṇas, whose duties included storytelling and singing the panegyrics of their royal patrons. This would naturally centre on tales of the heroic deeds, conquests and perfect righteousness of their king and, equally importantly, on the accounts of their illustrious forebears. It is a genre in which, one must imagine, hyperbole would by no means be considered a defect. And it is these compositions in praise of the dynasts of the Rāghava and Bhārata lineages that ultimately coalesced and grew, respectively, into the monumental works of itihāsa/kāvya, the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata.
it is generally understood that the tradition of itihāsa developed out of the bardic tradition of sūtas and cāraṇas, whose duties included storytelling and singing the panegyrics of their royal patrons. This would naturally centre on tales of the heroic deeds, conquests and perfect righteousness of their king and, equally importantly, on the accounts of their illustrious forebears. It is a genre in which, one must imagine, hyperbole would by no means be considered a defect. And it is these compositions in praise of the dynasts of the Rāghava and Bhārata lineages that ultimately coalesced and grew, respectively, into the monumental works of itihāsa/kāvya, the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata.
it is generally understood that the tradition of itihāsa developed out of the bardic tradition of sūtas and cāraṇas, whose duties included storytelling and singing the panegyrics of their royal patrons. This would naturally centre on tales of the heroic deeds, conquests and perfect righteousness of their king and, equally importantly, on the accounts of their illustrious forebears. It is a genre in which, one must imagine, hyperbole would by no means be considered a defect. And it is these compositions in praise of the dynasts of the Rāghava and Bhārata lineages that ultimately coalesced and grew, respectively, into the monumental works of itihāsa/kāvya, the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata.
