Abstract
This chapter problematizes the project of B. K. Matilal, who invokes the epic, the Mahabharata, to derive ethics for Indian philosophy. This is problematic for two reasons. While both Bhattacharyya and Bilgrami point out the limitations in Western philosophy and morality, Matilal strives to fill the gap in Indian philosophy, namely, that it does not have ethics. This chapter shows how the purview of epic is larger than ethic and Matilal’s offer falls short of a good bargain. One of the major surplus aspects of the epic is the regional access. In this context the chapter discusses how the epic Mahabharata, with the advent of modernity, has gone on disguise into the vernacular literatures. In this context the chapter brings into the discussion a modern Telugu play, Kanyasulkam, by Gurajada Apparao, which the chapter claims is the Mahabharata in disguise.
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