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082 _a891.21 BHA
100 _aBharavi
245 _aArjuna and the Hunter
_c/ Bharavi
260 _aLondon, England
_b: Harvard University Press,
_c@2016.
300 _axlvi, 430p.
_c ; 21 cm.
365 _b399
365 _b2800
490 _aMurty classical library of India, 9.
505 _aQueen 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.
520 _aArjuna 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.
650 _aLiteratures
650 _aEast Indo-European and Celtic literatures
650 _aEpic poetry, Sanskrit.
650 _aEpic poetry, Sanskrit -- Translations into English.
650 _aEpic poetry, Sanskrit -- History and criticism.
650 _a18.64 ancient Indian languages and/or literature.
700 _aBharavi
700 _aPeterson, Indira Viswanathan
942 _cBOOK
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