Who among the following is supposed to compile both the Puranas and the Mahabharata?

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The correct answer is Sage Vyasa.Key Points

Sage Vyasa compiled both the Puranas and the Mahabharata.
The Mahabharata is an important source of information on the development of Hinduism between 400 BCE and 200 CE.
It is regarded by Hindus as both a text about dharma (Hindu moral law) and a history.
Appearing in its present form about 400 CE, the Mahabharata consists of a mass of mythological and didactic material arranged around a central heroic narrative that tells of the struggle for sovereignty between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas (sons of Dhritarashtra, the descendant of Kuru) and the Pandavas (sons of Pandu).
The poem is made up of almost 100,000 couplets divided into 18 parvans, or sections.
Its authorship is traditionally ascribed to the sage Vyasa, who appears in the work as the grandfather of the Kauravas and the Pandavas.

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