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The Mahābhārata /John D Smith

By: John D SmithContributor(s): John D SmithMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: Brijwasi Book Distributors | ;H-87,Lalita Park,Laxmi Nagar,Delhi-110092Series: Penguin classicsPublication details: New Delhi : Penguin , 2009Description: lxx, 833, [1] pages ; 21 cmISBN: 9780140446814Subject(s): ReligionGenre/Form: HinduismDDC classification: 294.5923 SMI

Contents:

Beginnings -- The hall -- The forest -- Virata -- Perseverance -- Bhisma -- Drona -- Karna -- Salya -- The night-raid -- The women -- Tranquility -- Instruction -- The horse sacrifice -- The hermitage -- The clubs -- The great journey -- The ascent to heaven.

Summary: A new selection from the national epic of India. Originally composed in Sanskrit sometime between 400 BC and 400 AD, The Mahabharata--with one hundred thousand stanzas of verse--is one of the longest poems in existence. At the heart of the saga is a conflict between two branches of a royal family whose feud culminates in a titanic eighteen-day battle. Exploring such timeless subjects as dharma (duty), artha (purpose), and kama (pleasure) in a mythic world of warfare, magic, and beauty, this is a magnificent and legendary Hindu text of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent."--Publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	SNU LIBRARY	294.5923 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		25436

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Beginnings --
The hall --
The forest --
Virata --
Perseverance --
Bhisma --
Drona --
Karna --
Salya --
The night-raid --
The women --
Tranquility --
Instruction --
The horse sacrifice --
The hermitage --
The clubs --
The great journey --
The ascent to heaven.

A new selection from the national epic of India. Originally composed in Sanskrit sometime between 400 BC and 400 AD, The Mahabharata--with one hundred thousand stanzas of verse--is one of the longest poems in existence. At the heart of the saga is a conflict between two branches of a royal family whose feud culminates in a titanic eighteen-day battle. Exploring such timeless subjects as dharma (duty), artha (purpose), and kama (pleasure) in a mythic world of warfare, magic, and beauty, this is a magnificent and legendary Hindu text of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent."--Publisher's description.

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