Mahabharata

Within its 200,000 verse lines in Sanskrit the Mahabharata takes on many roles: epic poem, foundational text of Hinduism, and, more broadly, the engaging story of a dynastic struggle and the passing of an age when man and gods intermingled. David R. Slavitt's sparkling new edition condenses the epic for the general reader.

At its core, the Mahabharata is the story of the rivalry between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, two related...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810130599
• ISBN13: 9780810130593
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"