The Mahabharata, Volume 1 Bk. 1Book 1: the Book of the Beginning |
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| Translator:
| van Buitenen, J. A. B. |
| Series title: | Mahabharata Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-84663-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1980 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $75.95 |
Book Description:
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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 first volume in what will ultimately become a multi volume edition encompassing all eighteen books.