The Mahabharata is the more recent of India's two great epics, and
by far the longer. First composed by the Maharishi Vyasa in verse,
it has come down the centuries in the timeless oral tradition of
guru and sishya, profoundly influencing the history, culture, and
art of not only the Indian subcontinent but most of south-east
Asia. At 100,000 couplets, it is seven times as long as the Iliad
and the Odyssey combined: far and away the greatest recorded epic
known to man. The Mahabharata is the very Book of Life: in its
variety, majesty and, also, in its violence and tragedy. It has
been said that nothing exists that cannot be found within the pages
of this awesome legend. The epic describes a great war of some 5000
years ago, and the events that led to it. The war on Kurukshetra
sees ten million warriors slain, brings the dwapara yuga to an end,
and ushers in a new and sinister age: this present kali yuga,
modern times. At the heart of the Mahabharata nestles the Bhagavad
Gita, the Song of God. Senayor ubhayor madhye, between two teeming
armies, Krishna expounds the eternal dharma to his warrior of
light, Arjuna. At one level, all the restless action of the
Mahabharata is a quest for the Gita and its sacred stillness. After
the carnage, it is the Gita that survives, immortal lotus floating
upon the dark waters of desolation: the final secret With its
magnificent cast of characters, human, demonic, and divine, and its
riveting narrative, the Mahabharata continues to enchant readers
and scholars the world over. This new rendering brings the epic to
the contemporary reader in sparkling modern prose. It brings alive
all the excitement, magic, and grandeur of the original - for our
times.
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