Mahabharata, Volume 2 Book 2: the Book of Assembly; Book 3: the Book of the Forest

Name: Mahabharata, Volume 2 Book 2: the Book of Assembly; Book 3: the Book of the Forest
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ISBN: 9780226846644

ISBN-10: 0226846644

ISBN-13: 9780226846644

Edition: 1975

Authors: J. A. B. van Buitenen, J. A. Van Buitenen

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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 second volume of van Buitenen's acclaimed translation of the definitive Poona edition of the text. Book two, The Book of the Assembly Hall, is an epic dramatization of the Vedic ritual of consecration that is central to the book. Book three, The Book of the Forest, traces the further episodes of the heroes during their years in exile. Also included are the famous story…

Book details

List price: $54.00
Copyright year: 1975
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/15/1981
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 872
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.17" long x 1.89" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English



Book 2: the Book of Assembly


Book 3: the Book of the Forest


Preface


The Mahabharata Translated


Book 2. The Book of the Assembly Hall Introduction Contents Summaries and Translation


Book 3. The Book of the ForestIntroduction Contents Summaries and Translation


Notes to Text Concordance of Critical Edition and Bombay Edition: Books 2 and 3


Index