Mahabharata (1-6)

Author: (India) Vyasa, translated by Huang Baosheng et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: The Mahabharata (also translated as Mahapadma), an ancient Indian Sanskrit epic, literally meaning "the descendants of the great king Bharata." It depicts the struggle for the throne between the Pandava and Kaurava clans and is considered one of India's two great epics alongside the Ramayana. The 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 took place around 5,000 years ago. The Mahabharata, this great ancient Indian work, is now presented to readers in its complete translation. One scene reveals a world, and these worlds together form the history of the world. If readers can enter this world, they will discover unfamiliar characters and gradually realize that they 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 cannot 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 works in ancient Greece, called it an epic. It contains various miniature worlds embedded by ancient Indians.