Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 596 Ganguli, Kisari Mohan The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Produced by David King, Juliet Sutherland, and Charles Franks, John B. Hare and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose" by Kisari Mohan Ganguli is an epic narrative that combines mythology, philosophy, and ancient Indian culture, with its translation completed during the late 19th century. This monumental work, regarded as one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient Indian literature, encapsulates the story of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and Pandava princes, with an emphasis on profound moral and ethical dilemmas. The opening of "The Mahabharata" introduces the context and highlights the significance of the epic within Hindu tradition. It begins with Sauti, who is surrounded by sages, recounting the key themes and stories of the epic as passed down by the sage Vyasa. Sauti sets the stage for the retelling of these sacred tales, which include the birth of key characters, divine interventions, and the conflicts that arise between the royal families of the Kauravas and Pandavas. The initial chapters establish a reflective tone on themes of duty, morality, and the cyclical nature of life and death, foreshadowing the epic's intricate exploration of these subjects. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Epic literature, Sanskrit PK Text Hinduism Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 1438528 2025-07-04T03:44:41.615551 text/html 1438349 2025-01-11T01:16:13.322888 text/html 595837 2025-07-04T03:44:55.006486 application/epub+zip 616581 2025-07-04T03:44:45.705496 application/epub+zip 592505 2025-07-04T03:44:44.268519 application/epub+zip 1161622 2025-07-04T03:45:02.668479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1116365 2025-07-04T03:44:53.946522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 869500 2022-09-04T07:46:49.904215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1388316 2025-07-04T03:44:40.966568 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1388060 2013-03-08T16:04:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17552 2025-07-04T03:45:02.794417 application/rdf+xml 27950 2025-07-04T03:44:44.764515 image/jpeg 5235 2025-07-04T03:44:44.515510 image/jpeg 480104 2013-03-08T16:05:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 589059 2025-07-04T03:44:41.714567 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia