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+# 📜 Epics Dataset (Cleaned CSV Format)
+
+This repository contains cleaned and structured CSV datasets of major **Hindu Itihasa (Epics)** texts, originally sourced from  
+**GRETIL – Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages**.
+
+🔗 Original Source: https://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.html
+
+The raw Sanskrit texts were extracted from GRETIL and processed into machine-readable CSV format for research, NLP, and data science applications.
+
+---
+
+## 📚 About the Source
+
+**GRETIL (Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages)**  
+Maintained by the University of Göttingen, Germany.
+
+GRETIL provides digitized classical Indian texts, primarily in transliterated Sanskrit (IAST format).
+
+This repository does **not** claim ownership of the original texts.  
+It provides cleaned and structured CSV versions strictly for research and educational purposes.
+
+---
+
+## 🧹 Data Cleaning & Processing Steps
+
+The following preprocessing steps were applied:
+
+- Removed header and footer metadata
+- Cleaned encoding inconsistencies
+- Standardized chapter and verse formatting
+- Removed irregular spacing and special symbols
+- Normalized verse numbering
+- Structured text into tabular format
+- Added Devanagari script (where applicable)
+- Exported into CSV format
+
+---
+
+## 📂 Available Epics
+
+The dataset includes cleaned CSV files for:
+
+- Bhagavad Gita  
+- Harivamsa  
+- Mahabharata (Narayaniya section)  
+- Valmiki Ramayana  
+
+Each text is segmented at verse level for structured analysis.
+
+---
+
+## 🗂 Dataset Structure
+
+Each CSV file typically contains the following columns:
+
+| Column Name        | Description |
+|--------------------|------------|
+| Book / Parva / Kanda | Major division of the epic |
+| Chapter / Adhyaya  | Chapter number |
+| Verse Number       | Verse index |
+| Verse Code         | Unique verse identifier |
+| Text (IAST)        | Sanskrit text in transliteration |
+| Text (Devanagari)  | Sanskrit text in Devanagari script |
+
+> Note: Column names may vary slightly depending on the specific epic.
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Possible Use Cases
+
+- Sanskrit NLP research  
+- LLM pretraining or fine-tuning  
+- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)  
+- Semantic search systems  
+- Knowledge graph construction  
+- Story structure analysis  
+- Digital humanities research  
+- Comparative scriptural studies  
+
+---
+
+## ⚠️ Disclaimer
+
+- The original texts are sourced from GRETIL.
+- This repository provides cleaned and structured datasets for educational and research purposes only.
+- For authoritative versions, please refer to GRETIL.
+
+---
+
+## 📌 Citation
+
+If you use this dataset in academic or research work, please cite:
+
+**GRETIL – Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages**  
+https://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.html
+
+and reference this repository accordingly.
+
+---
+
+## 👤 Maintainer
+
+Maintained by: **dataspoof**
+
+For issues, improvements, or collaboration, feel free to open an issue or pull request.