The Mahabharata Katha is an epic similar to the Ramayana of ancient India. The epic form of the epic Mahabharata is in Sanskrit language called Mahabharatam. This epic is named Mahabharata because it describes the biggest war in the ancient history of India that took place between the Kauravas and the Pandavas in Kurukshetra.
It was during the Mahabharata itself that Lord Krishna gave the teachings of Gita to Arjuna written by mr vivek kumar pandey shambhunath.