Vyasa

Vyasa , also known as Ved Vyasa or Krishna Dvaipayana, is the legendary author of the Mahabharata.

He is revered as a sage and scholar in Hindu tradition, believed to have lived around 3000 BCE. Vyasa is credited with compiling and organizing the Vedas, as well as writing the 18 Puranas.

His name means "the one who classified the Vedas." In the Mahabharata itself, Vyasa appears as a character, narrating the story to the god Ganesha, who transcribes it.

Vyasa's role as both author and character adds a unique metafictional element to the epic.