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Maha·bhárata IX: Shalya (volume two of two)
Cantos 30-65
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Translated by Justin Meiland |
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In one of the most famous passages in the “Maha·bhárata,” Dur·yódhana, the heroic but flawed king of the Káuravas, meets his end when he is dishonorably defeated in battle by his arch enemy, Bhima. Framing a fascinating account of the sacred sites along the river Sarásvati, the duel poignantly portrays the downfall of a once great hero in the face of a new order governed by Krishna, in which the warrior code is brushed aside in order to ensure the predestined triumph of the Pándavas.
470 pp | ISBN 978-0-8147-5737-6 | Co-published by New York University Press and JJC Foundation
About the Translator
Justin Meiland is Lecturer in Buddhist Studies at Mahidol University, Bangkok. He has also translated Maha·bhárata IX: Shalya (volume one).
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