Mahabharata Full Translation (Volumes 1-6)

Author: Chinese Social Sciences Press
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Mahabharata (also translated as Mahapadma), an ancient Indian Sanskrit epic, literally meaning "the descendants of the great king Bhарата," depicts the struggle for the throne between the Bāndha and Kuru clans. It is one of India's two great epics, alongside Ramayana. Mahabharata was written around 1500 BCE, approximately 3,500 years ago. It is said that the historical events recorded in the book date back 2,000 years before its completion, meaning the events in the book took place around 5,000 years ago. The Indian epic Mahabharata, written over 3,000 years ago, records numerous fierce battles. Mahabharata, this great ancient Indian work, is now presented to readers in its complete translation. One scene reveals a world, and these worlds, when connected, form the history of the world. If readers can enter this world, they will discover unfamiliar characters and gradually realize that some of them are still somewhat familiar. Ancients and moderns, foreigners and Chinese, characters in the book and oneself are not so isolated as to be unconnected. Thus, we can’t help but point fingers at the characters and events in the book, entering the world of the book and engaging in dialogue with its characters. This great work was called "historical legend" in India. Europeans, following the classification of Homer’s ancient Greek works, called it an epic. It contains various miniature worlds embedded by ancient Indians.