Arjuna and the Hunter
Bharavi
Arjuna and the Hunter / Bharavi - London, England : Harvard University Press, @2016. - xlvi, 430p. ; 21 cm. - Murty classical library of India, 9. .
Queen Draupadi Calls for Action --
Yudhishthira and Bhima Debate Policy --
Vyasa's Counsel --
Autumn Landscape --
The Magnificent Himalaya --
Arjuna's Asceticism --
The Journey of the Apsarases and Gandharvas --
Playing in the Woods and the River Ganga --
The Lovemaking of the Apsarases and Gandharvas --
A Failed Seduction --
Indra Tests Arjuna --
Shiva's Noble Plan --
The Boar's Attack and the Hunter's Claim --
Arjuna Defeats Shiva's Army of Spirits --
Arjuna's Combat with Shiva --
A Contest with Supernatural Weapons --
The Loss of Arjuna's Weapons --
Wrestling Match, Theophany, and Boon.
Arjuna and the Hunter, by the sixth-century poet Bharavi, portrays Arjuna's travels to the Himalayas, where Shiva tests the hero's courage in combat and bestows upon him an invincible weapon. This is a masterful contemplation of ethical conduct, ascetic discipline, and religious devotion-enduring themes in Indian literature.
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Epic poetry, Sanskrit.
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Arjuna and the Hunter / Bharavi - London, England : Harvard University Press, @2016. - xlvi, 430p. ; 21 cm. - Murty classical library of India, 9. .
Queen Draupadi Calls for Action --
Yudhishthira and Bhima Debate Policy --
Vyasa's Counsel --
Autumn Landscape --
The Magnificent Himalaya --
Arjuna's Asceticism --
The Journey of the Apsarases and Gandharvas --
Playing in the Woods and the River Ganga --
The Lovemaking of the Apsarases and Gandharvas --
A Failed Seduction --
Indra Tests Arjuna --
Shiva's Noble Plan --
The Boar's Attack and the Hunter's Claim --
Arjuna Defeats Shiva's Army of Spirits --
Arjuna's Combat with Shiva --
A Contest with Supernatural Weapons --
The Loss of Arjuna's Weapons --
Wrestling Match, Theophany, and Boon.
Arjuna and the Hunter, by the sixth-century poet Bharavi, portrays Arjuna's travels to the Himalayas, where Shiva tests the hero's courage in combat and bestows upon him an invincible weapon. This is a masterful contemplation of ethical conduct, ascetic discipline, and religious devotion-enduring themes in Indian literature.
9780674495234
International Book Distributors :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi International Book Distributors :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi
Literatures
East Indo-European and Celtic literatures
Epic poetry, Sanskrit.
Epic poetry, Sanskrit -- Translations into English.
Epic poetry, Sanskrit -- History and criticism.
18.64 ancient Indian languages and/or literature.
891.21 BHA
