This definitive and magnificent 10-volume unabridged translation is one of the rare English translations in full of the epic Bibek Debroy makes the Mahabharata marvellously accessible to contemporary readers Dispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins the Pandavas and the Kouravas but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various; singular and commonplace. Throughout the epic; characters face them with no clear indications of what is right and what is wrong; there are no absolute answers. Thus every possible human emotion features in the Mahabharata; the reason the epic continues to hold sway over our imagination. In this superb and widely acclaimed translation of the complete Mahabharata; Bibek Debroy takes on a great journey with incredible ease.
#1639389 in Books 2015-06-01Original language:English 5.67 x 1.61 x 8.54l; .0 #File Name: 014342517X
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. MahabharatBy Dr Ashutosh A HardiarIt is an amazing effort to make the translated version of the critical edition available. I am so happy to be able to read this version that the biased opinions of contemporary authors on this topic0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An Excellent ContinuationBy Lane D. CallahanMr. Debroy is still going strong with his translation of the Mahabharata. His footnotes are still copius. He also explains the titles of the sub-sections. Here is an example for Kichaka-Vadha Parva."Vadha means to kill and is also the act of slaying. Kichaka is Virata's general and Sudeshna's brother and lusts after Droupadi. Kichaka is killed by Bhima; which explains the name of this section."0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerExcellent
