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The Mahabharata - (Translations from the Asian Classics) (Paperback)

Name: The Mahabharata - (Translations from the Asian Classics) (Paperback)
Brand: Columbia University Press
SKU: 85179396
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Intended to be a treatise on life itself, this epic poem embraces religion and ethics, polity and government, philosophy and the pursuit of salvation.
About the Author: Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan was educated at Madras University in India and at Oxford University.
254 Pages
Religion, Hinduism
Series Name: Translations from the Asian Classics

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About the Book

Intended to be a treatise on life itself, this epic poem embraces religion and ethics, polity and government, philosophy and the pursuit of salvation. This collection of more than 4,000 verses is supplemented by a glossary, genealogical tables, and an index correlating the verses with the original Sanskrit text.

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About the Author

Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan was educated at Madras University in India and at Oxford University. From 1937 to 1956 he worked in the Indian Civil Service, and for the next twenty-two years he worked at the undersecretary-general level at the United Nations.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.53 Inches (W) x .67 Inches (D)

Weight: .73 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 254

Genre: Religion

Sub-Genre: Hinduism

Series Title: Translations from the Asian Classics

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Street Date: November 5, 1997

TCIN: 85179396

UPC: 9780231110556

Item Number (DPCI): 247-62-7865

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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