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  The Mahabharata

  by Vedavyas, C. Rajagopalachari

  A new selection from the national epic of India 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... (more)
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  Mahabharata: Book 1

  The Forest of Stories

  by AKB eBOOKS, Ashok K. Banker

  THE FOREST OF STORIES Book 1 of Ashok's long-awaited retelling takes us deep into the haunted jungle called Naimisha-van. Here, at the ashram of Kulapati Shaunaka, a dusty traveler arrives with sad tidings: Maharishi Krishna-Dweipayana Vyasa has passed on. Yet the great collator of the Vedas has left behind a fabulous legacy, the epic narrative poem called Maha Bharata. At the urging of the ashramites, the... (more)