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Many scholars have identified  sūkṣma dharma  (subtle  dharma ) as a central theme of the  Mahābhārata.  However, beyond recognizing it as an understanding of  dharma  that is elusive and ambiguous, there has been relatively little investigation into the meaning and implications of  sūkṣma dharma . As this article shows, even if the central episodes of the main story leave  sūkṣma dharma  undefined or unclear, the  Mahābhārata ’s embedded narratives ( upākhyāna s) offer more explicit descriptions and demonstrations that can shed light on this otherwise elusive understanding of  dharma.  By focusing on three substories, the article argues that  sūkṣma dharma  is presented as a coherent and communicable teaching about how to act in morally ambiguous situations. This understanding of  sūkṣma dharma , as the article shows, is often associated with subaltern characters who demonstrate their knowledge through—what the article characterizes as—intuition and spontaneity in everyday situations.

The Subtlety of Subtales: Subaltern Voices of Sūkṣma Dharma in the Mahābhārata