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The Mahabharata

Smith, John D.Smith, John D.(Translated by)
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The Mahabharata is the story of two warring factions of cousins - 100 demons in human form against five sons of gods.

Woven into this epic martial tale of great and bloody battles are numerous narrative digressions and much religious instruction - including the wisdom of Bhisma, give from a deathbed of arrows, and the legendary Bhagavadgita, spoken by Krsna on the very verge of war.

The enactment of eternal conflicts, it is also a vital Hindu text on the nature of dharma - the right way for each person to live his or her life, and the only way to secure an improved lot in future births.

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Product Details
Penguin Classics
0670084158 / 9780670084159
Hardback
02/09/2010
India
English
lxx, 833 p. : ill., map
21 cm
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