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Subrajyoti Duarah

The Mahabharata: Abridged Edition by Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa

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Indian and Hindu Texts

Publisher: CreateSpace (August 18, 2010)
ISBN: 978-1453771969
Paperback / Hardcover: 276 pages
About: 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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