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The Mahabharata, Volume 2 : Book 2: The Book of Assembly; Book 3: The Book of the Forest.
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Mahābhārata. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hinduism--Sacred books.
- Hinduism.
- Epic poetry, Sanskrit--Translations into English.
- Epic poetry, Sanskrit.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (878 p.)
- Edition:
- Phoenix edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Mahabharata, an ancient and vast Sanskrit poem, is a remarkable collection of epics, legends, romances, theology, and ethical and metaphysical doctrine. The core of this great work is the epic struggle between five heroic brothers, the Pandavas, and their one hundred contentious cousins for rule of the land. This is the second volume of van Buitenen's acclaimed translation of the definitive Poona edition of the text. Book two, The Book of the Assembly Hall, is an epic dramatization of the Vedic ritual of consecration that is central to the book. Book three, The Book of the Forest, traces the further episodes of the heroes during their years in exile. Also included are the famous story of Nala, dealing with the theme of love in separation, and the story of Rama, the subject of the other great Sanskrit epic, the Ramayana, as well as other colorful tales.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Book 2. The Book of the Assembly Hall
- Introduction
- (29) The Forest Teachings (1-11)
- (30) The Slaying of Kirmira (12)
- (31) The Mountain Man (13-42)
- (32) Arjuna's Journey to the World of Indra
- (33) The Tour of the Sacred Fords (80-153)
- (34) The Slaying ofJatasura (154)
- (35) The War of the Yak~as (155-72)
- (36) The Boa (173-78)
- (37) The Session with MarkaQ.Qeya (179-207)
- (38) The Colloquy of Draupadi and Satyabhama (222-23)
- (39) The Cattle Expedition (224-44)
- (40) The Deer in the Dream (244)
- (41) The Measure of Rice (245-47)
- (42) The Abduction of Draupadi (248-83)
- (43) The Robbing of the Earrings (287-94)
- (44) The Drilling Woods (295-99)
- Notes
- Concordance of Critical Edition and Bombay Edition
- Index of Proper Names
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780226223681
- 022622368X
- OCLC:
- 1058487292
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