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The Mahabharata, Volume 3:

Book 4: The Book of the Virata; Book 5: The Book of the Effort
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Johannes Adrianus Bernardus Buitenen, J. A. B. van Buitenen
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University of Chicago Press, 1978 - Religion - 582 pages
The Mahabharata, an ancient and vast Sanskrit poem, is a remarkable collection of epics, legends, romances, theology, and ethical and metaphysical doctrine. The core of this great work is the epic struggle between five heroic brothers, the Pandavas, and their one hundred contentious cousins for rule of the land. This is the third volume of van Buitenen's acclaimed translation of the definitive Poona edition of the text. Book 4, The Book of Virata, begins as a burlesque, but the mood soon darkens amid molestation, raids, and Arjuna's battle with the principal heroes of the enemy. Book 5, The Book of the Effort, relates the attempts of the Pandavas to negotiate the return of their patrimony. They are refused so much as a "pinprick of land," and both parties finally march to battle.
  

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Common terms and phrases

Amba anger archer Arjuna arms army arrows ascetic Asuras austerities baron battle battlefield Bharata Bhimasena Bhisma brahmin Brhannada Brhaspati brothers bull champion chariot councilors cows creatures Dasarha daughter death defeat Dhanamjaya Dharma Dhrstadyumna Dhrtarastra dicing divine Draupadi Drona Drupada Duhsasana Duryodhana earth elephants enemies enemy-burner enemy-tamer evil father fight fire forest Galava Gandharvas Gandiva Gods great-spirited heaven hero honor horses Indra Janardana Kama Karna Kaunteya Kauravas Kesava Kicaka kill king kingdom Krpa Krsna Kunti Law and Profit live lord Madhava Madhusudana Mahabharata Matali Matsya mighty Nahusa Nakula Narada Pancala Pandavas Pandu Partha peace prince Rama sagacious Sahadeva Sakra Sakuni Salya Samjaya Samtanava Satyaki seers Sikhandin Snakes sons speak strong-armed Sudesna Suyodhana tell Thereupon Trigartas truth Uttara Vaisampayana Vasudeva Veda Vidura Virata Visnu Visvamitra Vrsnis Vrtra warriors wealth weapons wise woman words Yaksa Yayati yoked Yudhisthira

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JSTOR: The Mahabharata
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The Mahabharata
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Mahabharata: An Annotated Bibliography
A subjectively annotated bibliography of the Mahabharata, the great epic of Hindu India
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The Mahābhārata after the Great Battle *
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Untitled Document
Indian Literature in Translation (39:136, 32:177) Fall, 2001. Tu/Th 10:55-12:10, 207 Phillips Hall MAHABHARATA as Literature, Performance, Ideology ...
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van Buitenen, jab: The Bhagavadgita in the Mahabharata
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Reading Suggestions
Reading Suggestions for Getting Started. A Short Introductory Overview by Barend A. van Nooten. A Comprehensive Guide to the Mahabharata (and the Ramayana) ...
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TitleThe Mahabharata, Volume 3: Book 4: The Book of the Virata; Book 5: The Book of the Effort
The Mahābhārata, Johannes Adrianus Bernardus Buitenen, ISBN 0226846482, 9780226846484
Volume 3 of The Mahābhārata: The Book of Virāṭa. The Book of the Effort, Johannes Adrianus Bernardus Van Buitenen
EditorsJohannes Adrianus Bernardus Buitenen, J. A. B. van Buitenen
Translated byJohannes Adrianus Bernardus Buitenen, J. A. B. van Buitenen
ContributorJohannes Adrianus Bernardus Buitenen
Edition6, illustrated
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press, 1978
ISBN0226846652, 9780226846651
Length582 pages
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