The Mahabharata: Volume 1, Volume 1Penguin UK, 1 juin 2015 - 536 pages The Mahabharata is one of the greatest stories ever told. Though the basic plot is widely known, there is much more to the epic than the dispute between the Kouravas and Pandavas that led to the battle in Kurukshetra. It has innumerable sub-plots that accommodate fascinating meanderings and digressions, and it has rarely been translated in full, given its formidable length of 80,000 shlokas or couplets. This magnificent 10- volume unabridged translation of the epic is based on the Critical Edition compiled at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. Volume 1 consists of most of Adi Parva, in which much happens before the Kouravas and the Pandavas actually arrive on the scene. This volume covers the origins of the Kuru clan; the stories of Poushya, Poulama and Astika; the births of the Kouravas and the Pandavas; the house of lac; the slaying of Hidimba and Baka; Droupadi’s marriage; and ends with the Pandavas obtaining their share of the kingdom. Every conceivable human emotion figures in the Mahabharata, the reason why the epic continues to hold sway over our imagination. In this lucid, nuanced and confident translation, Bibek Debroy makes the Mahabharata marvellouly accessible to contemporary readers. |
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anger apsaras Arjuna arrows ascetic asked Astika asura austerities beautiful became Bharata lineage Bhima Bhimasena Bhishma Bhrigu birds blessed boon born Brahma Brahmana brother bull chariots curse daughter deeds descendant desire Devayani dharma Dhritarashtra divine Drona Droupadi Drupada Duryodhana Dvaipayana earth elephants enemies evil famous father fire forest fortunate gandharvas gave birth gods great-souled heard hearing heaven hermitage hope of victory husband illustrious immensely Indra Janamejaya Jaratkaru Karna Kashyapa killed king kingdom known Kouravas Krishna Kshatriyas Kunti Kuru learned lived lord Mahabharata maharatha maharshi mother mountain named obtained Panchala Pandavas Pandu Partha parva performed powerful preceptor radiant rajarshi rakshasa righteous rishi ruler sacred sacrifice sage Sanjaya Shantanu Sharmishtha shlokas Chapter Shukra snakes sons Souti supreme Takshaka tell terrible tiger told tree unblemished Utanka Vaishampayana valour Vashishtha vasus Vedas Vidura vows warriors weapons welfare wife wise wish words worshipped Yayati Yayati replied Yudhishthira