The Mahabharata

An English Version Based on Selected Verses
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-231-11055-6
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

Reihe: Translations from the Asian Classics

Intended to be a treatise on life itself, this epic poem embraces religion and ethics, polity and government, philosophy and the pursuit of salvation. This collection of more than 4,000 verses is supplemented by a glossary, genealogical tables, and an index correlating the verses with the original Sanskrit text.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Narasimhan, Chakravarthi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Revised Paperback EditionPrefaceGuide to PronounciationIntroductionAdi Parva (Chapters I-XIX)Sabha Parva (XX-XXIV)Aranyaka Parva (XXV-XXIX)Virata Parva (XXX-XXXIV)Udyoga Parva (XXXV-XLVII)Bhisma Parva (XLVIII-LVIII)Drona Parva (LIX-LXVI)Karna Parva (LXVII-LXIX)Salya Parva (LXX-LXXVI)Sauptika Parva (LXXVII-LXXX)Stri Parva (LXXXI-LXXXIII)Santi Parva (LXXXIV)Anusasana Parva (LXXXV)Asvamedha Parva (LXXXVI-LXXXVII)Asramavasika Parva (LXXXVIII-XC)Mausala Parva (XCI-XCIII)Mahaprasthanika Parva (XCIV-XCV)Svarga-Arohanika Parva (XCVI-XCIX)Genealogical TablesGlossaryList of Alternative NamesIndex of Verses on Which English Version Is Based

Über Autor(innen)

Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan was educated at Madras University in India and at Oxford University. From 1937 to 1956 he worked in the Indian Civil Service, and for the next twenty-two years he worked at the undersecretary-general level at the United Nations.