
Mahabharata Book Nine (Volume 2)
Shalya
New York University Press
Published on 1. November 2007
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Hardback
465 pages
978-0-8147-5737-6 (ISBN)
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In one of the most famous passages in Maha?bharata, Dur?yodhana, 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.
Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation
For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org
Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation
For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org
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English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 165 mm
Width: 117 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8147-5737-6 (9780814757376)
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