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Revision as of 05:44, 28 February 2026
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Profession: Independent Research Scholar
Field: Indic Civilizational & Epic Studies
Specialization:
Mahābhārata Textual Criticism
Redaction & Interpolation Studies
Research Focus:
Narrative Amplification
Heroic Intensification
Epic Conflict Narratives
Key Episodes Studied:
Ghoṣa-yātrā
Virāṭa Yuddha
Jayadratha (Day 14)
Methodology:
Textual Criticism
Philological Analysis
Epic Hermeneutics
ORCID:
0009-0006-2317-4961
Public Engagement:
Founder & Host – GrahRahasya Decoded
Panel Contributor – Samvad Connect (2025)
Area of Study: Sanskrit Epic Tradition
Mode of Work: Independent Research & Public Scholarship
Social Media:
Email:
office@shrivarungupta.com
Varun Gupta is an independent research scholar specializing in textual criticism, compositional stratification, and ethical-philosophical analysis within the Mahābhārata and broader Indic civilizational literature. His research examines narrative amplification, heroic intensification, manuscript variation, and the limits of historicity in epic conflict narratives.
Professional Profile
Gupta's work focuses on philological and comparative manuscript engagement with the Sanskrit epic tradition. His research addresses redactional layering, interpolation patterns, and the development of martial and ethical discourse within Itihāsa literature.
Research Specialization
- Mahābhārata textual criticism
- Redaction and interpolation studies
- Epic conflict narratives (Ghoṣa-yātrā; Virāṭa Yuddha; Jayadratha episode)
- Compositional stratification in war books
- Heroic inflation and narrative intensification
- Ethical conflict and proto-psychological dimensions in Itihāsa
Research Program
- Redactional amplification across transmission strata
- Heroic intensification and literary construction
- Ethical reversals within martial contexts
- Proto-psychological interiority of epic protagonists
- Temporal structuring and narrative compression in climactic war episodes
- The limits of historicity within Itihāsa discourse
Manuscripts Under Review
- Gupta, V. (2026). Narrative Amplification and Ethical Reversal in the Ghoṣa-yātrā Episode (Vana 231–236): Karṇa, Arjuna, and the Compositional Dynamics of the Mahābhārata.
- Gupta, V. (2026). Literary Construction, Heroic Inflation, and the Limits of Historicity in the Virāṭa Yuddha Episode of the Mahābhārata.
Working Papers
- Redactional Development of Karṇa’s Guru Lineage Traditions
- Theological Layering in Drona and Karna Parvas
- Interpolation Patterns in Late Epic Transmission
- Ethical Stratification in Kurukṣetra War Narratives
- Narrative Construction and Temporal Compression in the Fourteenth-Day (Jayadratha) Episode
Methodological Orientation
- Textual criticism and comparative manuscript study
- Narrative theory and epic hermeneutics
- Philological engagement with Sanskrit epic tradition
- Civilizational ethics framework
Public Engagement
- Founder and Host – GrahRahasya Decoded
- Panel Contributor, Samvad Connect Civilizational Forum (2025)
* “Historicity, Itihāsa, and Proto-Psychological Dimensions of Epic Conflict: Interior States and Ethical Conflict in the Mahābhārata”
External links
- ORCID profile
- GrahRahasya Decoded – Instagram
- GrahRahasya Decoded – YouTube
- Email: office@shrivarungupta.com