<P> The location of the battle is described as having occurred in Kurukshetra in north India . Despite only referring to these eighteen days , the war narrative forms more than a quarter of the book , suggesting its relative importance within the epic , which overall spans decades of the warring families . The narrative describes individual battles and deaths of various heroes of both sides , military formations , war diplomacy , meetings and discussions among the characters , and the weapons used . The chapters ( parvas ) dealing with the war ( from chapter six to ten ) are considered amongst the oldest in the entire Mahabharata . </P>
<P> The location of the battle is described as having occurred in Kurukshetra in north India . Despite only referring to these eighteen days , the war narrative forms more than a quarter of the book , suggesting its relative importance within the epic , which overall spans decades of the warring families . The narrative describes individual battles and deaths of various heroes of both sides , military formations , war diplomacy , meetings and discussions among the characters , and the weapons used . The chapters ( parvas ) dealing with the war ( from chapter six to ten ) are considered amongst the oldest in the entire Mahabharata . </P>
where did the story of mahabharata take place
where did the story of mahabharata take place
Kurukshetra in north India
Kurukshetra in north India