The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering, Vol 2
by Ramesh Menon
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Author: Ramesh MenonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07-19
ISBN: 0595401880
Number of pages: 598
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
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Book Review: Never fails to ease my mind!
Summary: 5 Stars
It is said that there is nothing on earth not contained within the Mahabharta. This is so true of this epic if you read it with open mind and heart. Unlike the Ramayana where Rama is a flawless and just person in every aspect the very essence of dharma. Rama's enemy Ravanna of lanka and his army of demons are horrible and walk the path of adharma and the right and wrong is black and white. Not so in the Mahabharata where even the heroes of the epic Pandu's sons often operate in shades of grey. There lies the greatness of this story. In essence it shows how men are losing there sense of Dharma on the cusp of the Kali yuga. If you are looking for a good representation of this epic tale then Menon's is great. If the Mahabharata was translated without some editing it would run some 7,000-9,000 pages. Even in this form it turns about 1300 pages in both volumes. But all the important stories are there as far as I know. There are allways those who will be unhappy with any piece of classic literature that has been cut down. But in reality the Mahabharata is a work that has been on going for years. It was said that the original was some 24,000 stanzas. Over the centuries it grew to a 100,000 stanzas making it the largest piece of literature ever written.
The first volume deals with the house of Kuru. The Pandus time in the forest and there gaining and losing of there empire by fraud. The second book of course deals with the war and included is the words from Krishna to Arjuna in his time of trouble that comes to us as the Bhagavad Gita. There is tales within tales and morales to everything. Just one of the greatest gifts mankind can call its own.
Summary of The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering, Vol 2
The Mahabharata is the more recent of India's two great epics, and by far the longer. First composed by the Maharishi Vyasa in verse, it has come down the centuries in the timeless oral tradition of guru and sishya, profoundly influencing the history, culture, and art of not only the Indian subcontinent but most of south-east Asia. At 100,000 couplets, it is seven times as long as the Iliad and the Odyssey combined: far and away the greatest recorded epic known to man. The Mahabharata is the very Book of Life: in its variety, majesty and, also, in its violence and tragedy. It has been said that nothing exists that cannot be found within the pages of this awesome legend. The epic describes a great war of some 5000 years ago, and the events that led to it. The war on Kurukshetra sees ten million warriors slain, brings the dwapara yuga to an end, and ushers in a new and sinister age: this present kali yuga, modern times. At the heart of the Mahabharata nestles the Bhagavad Gita, the Song of God. Senayor ubhayor madhye, between two teeming armies, Krishna expounds the eternal dharma to his warrior of light, Arjuna. At one level, all the restless action of the Mahabharata is a quest for the Gita and its sacred stillness. After the carnage, it is the Gita that survives, immortal lotus floating upon the dark waters of desolation: the final secret! With its magnificent cast of characters, human, demonic, and divine, and its riveting narrative, the Mahabharata continues to enchant readers and scholars the world over. This new rendering brings the epic to the contemporary reader in sparkling modern prose. It brings alive all the excitement, magic, and grandeur of the original - for our times.Classics Books
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