Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute

Not to be confused with Oriental Research Institute Mysore.

The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It was founded on July 6, 1917 to honor the life and work of Dr. Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar (1837–1925), long regarded as the founder of Indology (Orientalism) in India. The institute is well known for its collection of old Sanskrit and Prakrit manuscripts.

The Shloka composition in the BORI Critical Edition of the Mahabharata written by VS Suthankar


 * Karna - 35% in the form of Anusthipchand (various names used as a glorification of the protagonist of the epic)
 * Krishna- 19%
 * Yudhisthira- 14%
 * Bhishma- 10%
 * Duryodhana - 8%
 * Bhima- 6%

Other Characters represent around 10% of shlokas

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