THE COMPLETE MAHABHARATA VOL 7 KARNA SALYA ARVA AND STRI PARVA

The seventh instalment of
Rupa’s 12-book Mahabharata series, this volume captures scenes from the great
war in all its splendour 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.