"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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