Mahabharata Book Nine (Volume 2): Shalya: 51 (Clay Sanskrit Library) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814757375 ISBN 13: 9780814757376

Publisher: Clay Sanskrit, 2007

Synopsis

In one of the most famous passages in 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.
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Synopsis

In one of the most famous passages in the "Mahabharata," Duryodhana, the heroic but flawed king of the Kauravas, 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 Sarasvati, 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 Pandavas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clay Sanskrit
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814757375
• ISBN 13: 9780814757376
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 465