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The Mahabharata |
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Anonymous - Author
John D. Smith - Abridged by
John D. Smith - Introduction by
John D. Smith - Translator
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| Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 912 pages | ISBN 9780140446814 | 28 Jul 2009 | Penguin Classic | 18 - AND UP |
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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.
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