"Bhishma," the sixth book of the eighteen-book epic The Maha bh rata, narrates the first ten days of the great war between the K uravas and the P ndavas. This first volume covers four days from the beginning of the great battle and includes the famous "Bh gavad gita ("The Song of the Lord"), presented here within its original epic context. In this "bible" of Indian civilization the charioteer Krishna empowers his disciple Arjuna to resolve his personal dilemma: whether to follow his righteous duty as a warrior and slay his opponent relatives in the just battle, or to abstain from fighting and renounce the warrior code to which he is born.
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"Bhishma," the sixth book of the eighteen-book epic The Maha bh rata, narrates the first ten days of the great war between the K uravas and the P ndavas. This first volume covers four days from the beginning of the great battle and includes the famous "Bh gavad gita ("The Song of the Lord"), presented here within its original epic context. In this "bible" of Indian civilization the charioteer Krishna empowers his disciple Arjuna to resolve his personal dilemma: whether to follow his righteous duty as a warrior and slay his opponent relatives in the just battle, or to abstain from fighting and renounce the warrior code to which he is born.
Imprint | New York University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Clay Sanskrit Library |
Release date | August 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | August 2008 |
Translators | Alex Cherniak |
Dimensions | 165 x 114 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 450 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8147-1696-0 |
Barcode | 9780814716960 |
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LSN | 0-8147-1696-2 |