The Mahābhārata : an inquiry in the human condition / Chaturvedi Badrinath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Badrinath, Chaturvedi.

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Mahābhārata--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Mahābhārata.

Mahābhārata.

Dharma.

Hindu philosophy.

Hindu ethics.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 683 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Orient Longman, 2006.

Language Note:

Includes passages in Sanskrit.

Summary:

This book is a scholarly treatise on the subject of Indian philosophy and is also written by one of its foremost and most well-known proponents. Chaturvedi Badrinath shows that the Mahabharata is the most systematic inquiry into the human condition. Badrinath shows that the concerns of the Mahabharata are the concerns of everyday life--of dharma, artha, kama and moksha. This book dispels several false claims about what is today known as 'Hinduism' to show us how individual liberty and knowledge, freedom, equality, and the celebration of love, friendship and relationships are integral to the philosophy of the Mahabharata, because they are integral to human life. What sets this book apart from others is that Badrinath has used more than 500 Sanskrit shlokas, which he has translated himself to illustrate his arguments. Secondly, his approach to Hindu philosophy is one based in humanism, rather than in divisive politics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Badrinath, Chaturvedi. Mahābhārata.

ISBN:

9788125028468

8125028463

OCLC:

76788362