THE COMPLETE MAHABHARATA VOL 6 DRONA PARVA HB

The sixth instalment of Rupa’s
12-book Mahabharata series, this volume captures scenes from the great war in
all its splendor and fierceness. The Mahabharata of Veda Vyasa is the longest
recorded epic of the world. With almost 100,000 verses, it is many times as
long as the Iliad and the Odyssey combined and has deeply influenced every
aspect of the Indian ethos for some 4,000 years. The main theme is the Great
War on Kurukshetra, but the epic teems with smaller stories and other stories
within these, all woven together with a genius that confounds comparison. As
its heart, it contains Krishna’s immortal Bhagavad-Gita, the Song of God. The
Mahabharata embodies the ancient and sacred Indian tradition, in all its
earthy and spiritual immensity. Famously, ‘What is found here may be found
elsewhere. What is not found here will not be found elsewhere.’ Many believe
this most magnificent epic to be the greatest story ever told. Yet, the only
full Indian translation of the Mahabharata into English is the 19th century
one by Kisari Mohan Ganguli. More than a hundred years have passed since
Ganguli accomplished his task and the language he used is now sadly archaic.
This new 12 volume series retells the great epic, line by line, in fresh,
easily readable English prose. With it, we hope to bring the Mahabharata
alive again, for the contemporary and future reader.