It will scarcely be possible to deny the Mahabharata to be one of the richest compositions in Epic poetry that was ever produced." "The Hindu lyric surpassed that of the Greeks in admitting both the rhyme and blank verse."

Heeren, A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) Historical researches illto the politics, intercourse, and trade of the Carthaginians, Ethiopians, and Egyptians Chesapeake, Va. : ECA Associates, 1991. Vol. II p. 45. as quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture