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Which is the longest epic in the world ?

  1. Ramayanam

  2. Mahabharatha

  3. Ben Hur

  4. The Aeneid
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Explanation

The Mahabharata is the longest epic in the world, with approximately 1.8 million words and over 100,000 slokas (verses). It is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and Odyssey combined. While the Ramayana is also a major Indian epic, it is significantly shorter than the Mahabharata. Ben Hur is a novel, not an epic poem. The Aeneid is a Roman epic but much shorter than the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata's vast length and complexity make it unique in world literature.

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