The Mahabharata (Penguin Classics)

The Mahabharata (Penguin Classics)

by Smith, John D. (Translated by)

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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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