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Mahabharata / adapted and edited by David R. Slavitt ; foreword by Henry L. Carrigan Jr.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Slavitt, David R., 1935-2025, author.
Contributor:
Carrigan, Henry L., 1954- writer of preface.
Series:
Northwestern world classics.
Northwestern world classics
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Mahābhārata--Adaptations.
Mahābhārata.
Epic poetry, Sanskrit--Adaptations.
Epic poetry, Sanskrit.
Hindu gods--Poetry.
Hindu gods.
Hindu mythology--Poetry.
Hindu mythology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2015.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Within its 200,000 verse lines in Sanskrit the Mahabharata takes on many roles: epic poem, foundational text of Hinduism, and, more broadly, the engaging story of a dynastic struggle and the passing of an age when man and gods intermingled.David R.Slavitt's sparkling new edition condenses the epic for the general reader.
Contents:
Beginnings
Ganga
Satyavati
Vyasa
Pandu
Bhima
Drona
Kanika
Duryodhana
Hidimva
Vaka
Tapati
Vasishtha
Draupadi
Tilottama
Subhadra
Agni
Narada
The quarrel
Sakuni
The jackal
Exile
Saunaka
Shiva
Arjuna visits heaven
Karna
Virata
Kichaka
The yaksha
Susarman
Uttara
The war
The envoys
Kunti
Councils
Sikhandini
Engagement
Akampana
The end of bhishma
The funeral.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-8101-3060-2
OCLC:
904931116

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