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Mahabharata / adapted and edited by David R. Slavitt ; foreword by Henry L. Carrigan Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Slavitt, David R., 1935-2025, author.
- 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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