The Mahabharata
Author: Smith, J.D.
ISBN: 9780140446814
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 912
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 40mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
New selection and translation of the great epic story of ancient India, revealing a mythic world of bloody conflict, magic and beauty
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (artha or 'purpose', kama or 'pleasure', dharma or 'duty', and moksha or 'liberation') takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.
ISBN: 9780140446814
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 912
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 40mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
New selection and translation of the great epic story of ancient India, revealing a mythic world of bloody conflict, magic and beauty
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (artha or 'purpose', kama or 'pleasure', dharma or 'duty', and moksha or 'liberation') takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.
