Description
As one of the twoโ definingโ itihฤsas of Bhฤrataโ โ โโthe first and older one being Rฤmฤyaแนa โ โMahฤbhฤrata has โa grandeur that is unsurpassed and perennially โunique. The multi-layered characters and plots, brilliantly portrayed by Veda Vyฤsa, have continued to mesmerise millennia of generations. The lofty grandsire Bhฤซแนฃma, the boy-warrior Abhimanyu, the humiliated Draupadฤซ, the self-blinded Gฤndhฤrฤซ, the fiery Droแนa, the righteous Pฤแนแธavas and their very own cousins, the scheming Kauravas, their many family members, friends and allies, with the incidents that interweave their lives make for the physical body of the Mahฤbhฤrata. The eternal value of the work comes from the guiding wisdom of ลrฤซ Kแนแนฃแนa.This set of fifty stories is perhaps the first time that an attempt is made to focus on a psychology-based understanding of the stories, portraying the many characters of the Mahฤbhฤrata in varied situations. Along with the well-recognised Bhagavad Gฤซta, there are other sources of deep insight that are embedded within the Mahฤbhฤrata: Yakแนฃa Praลna, Vidura nฤซti and Bhฤซแนฃma Upadeลa - all the latter three have been touched upon in this book. This is also perhaps the first time that the IAST code of pronunciation has been used in a book of stories which is meant to help the readers, young and old, to grasp the Sanskrit pronunciation while reading in English.
The stories are written in simple language and in a concise manner, the aim being to drive the message through while at the same time leaving ample space to contemplate and introspect. The illustrations help to enliven the readerโs imagery while reading the stories. ISBN:9781638507192
