The greatest Indian story ever told of a war between two factions of a family, The Mahabharata has continued to sway the imagination of its readers over the past centuries. While the dispute over land and kingdom between the warring cousins-the Pandavas and the Kauravas-forms the chief narrative, the primary concern of The Mahabharata is about the conflict of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace. Throughout the epic, characters face them with no clear indications of what is right and what is wrong; there are no absolute answers. Thus every possible human emotion features in The Mahabharata, the reason the epic continues to hold sway over our imagination.The complete and unabridged Sanskrit classic, now masterfully and accessibly rendered for contemporary readers by Bibek Debroy.Read more
ISBN: | 9780143424789 |
Publication date: | 8th July 2015 |
Author: | Bibek Debroy |
Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Random House India |
Format: | Book |
Pagination: | 5000 pages |
Genres: |
Ancient Sagas and epics Ancient religions and Mythologies History Religion and beliefs |