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The Mahabharata, an ancient and vast Sanskrit poem, is a remarkable collection of epics, legends, romances, theology, and ethical and metaphysical doctrine. The core of this great work is the epic struggle between five heroic brothers, the Pandavas, and their one hundred contentious cousins for rule of the land. This is the first volume in what will ultimately become a multi volume edition encompassing all eighteen books.
The Mahabharata, an ancient and vast Sanskrit poem, is a remarkable collection of epics, legends, romances, theology, and ethical and metaphysical doctrine. The core of this great work is the epic struggle between five heroic brothers, the Pandavas, and their one hundred contentious cousins for rule of the land. This is the third volume of van Buitenen's acclaimed translation of the definitive Poona edition of the text. Book 4, The Book of Virata, begins as a burlesque, but the mood soon darkens amid molestation, raids, and Arjuna's battle with the principal heroes of the enemy. Book 5, The Book of the Effort, relates the attempts of the Pandavas to negotiate the return of their patrimony. They are refused so much as a pinprick of land, and both parties finally march to battle.
The Mahabharata, an ancient and vast Sanskrit poem, is a remarkable collection of epics, legends, romances, theology, and ethical and metaphysical doctrine. The core of this great work is the epic struggle between five heroic brothers, the Pandavas, and their one hundred contentious cousins for rule of the land. This is the second volume of van Buitenen's acclaimed translation of the definitive Poona edition of the text. Book two, The Book of the Assembly Hall, is an epic dramatization of the Vedic ritual of consecration that is central to the book. Book three, The Book of the Forest, traces the further episodes of the heroes during their years in exile. Also included are the famous story of Nala, dealing with the theme of love in separation, and the story of Rama, the subject of the other great Sanskrit epic, the Ramayana, as well as other colorful tales.
"This admirably produced and well-translated volume of stories from
the Sanskrit takes the Western reader into one of the Golden Ages
of India. . . . The world in which the tales are set is one which
placed a premium upon slickness and guile as aids to success. . . .
Merchants, aristocrats, Brahmins, thieves and courtesans mingle
with vampires, demi-gods and the hierarchy of heaven in a series of
lively or passionate adventures. The sources of the individual
stories are clearly indicated; the whole treatment is scholarly
without being arid."--"The Times Literary Supplement "
No other Sanskrit work approaches the Bhagavadgita in the influence
it has exerted in the West. Philosophers such as Emerson and the
other New England Transcendentalists were deeply affected by its
insights, a dozen or more scholars, including Annie Besant and
Mahatma Gandhi, have attempted its translation, and thousands of
individuals struggling with the problems divided loyalties have
found comfort and wisdom in its pages.
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