India · Mahabharata, Vana Parva (Ganguli 15–22)
Saubha, the flying city
EvidenceDocumentedThe text exists and is quoted from a published translation. What it describes is a separate question.What this means
King Salva attacks Dwaraka from Saubha, a flying city that can go anywhere, vanish, and rain weapons. Krishna fights it for days as it appears in the sky, on the ground, and under water, and finally splits it with his discus.
Summary by the editors. Translation: Summary (Ganguli 1883–96 is the public-domain translation) · About the translator
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Read it literally
An air, land and sea craft with cloaking. The single most 'sci-fi' battle in ancient literature.
What scholars say
The world's longest poem, added to over centuries.
