Tragic Views of the Human Condition

Can tragic views of the human condition as known to Westerners through Greek and Shakespearean tragedy be identified outside European culture, in the Indian culture of Hindu epic drama? In what respects can the Mahabharata epic''s and the Bhagavadgita''s views of the human condition be called ''tragic'' in the Greek and Shakespearean senses of the word?

Tragic views of the human condition are prima...