Needless to say, I had I still vividly remember the very first time I read Buck's translation of the Mahabharata. I was trying to juggle a 21 hour semester at school while simultaneously only having my toddler in daycare for half days.
My husband was working nights while going to school full time. We lived in a large room that was a sort of add-on to the side of my parent's church and doubled as the nursery on Sundays. It was my first semester back to school after taking time off to have my son. I still vividly remember the very first time I read Buck's translation of the Mahabharata. It is a whole literature in itself, containing a code of life, a philosophy of social and ethical relations, and speculative thought on human problems that is hard to rival.more The Mahabharata is not a mere epic it is a romance telling the tale of heroic men and women, and of some who were divine. He who knows it not, knows not the heights and depths of the soul he misses the trials and tragedy and the beauty and grandeur of life. Centuries ago, it was proclaimed of the Mahabharata: "What is not in it, is nowhere." But even now, we can use the same words about it. He who knows it not, knows not the heights and depths of the soul he misses the trials and tragedy and the bea Originally published in the year 1951, the huge popularity of the book has resulted in the book being re-printed several times. Originally published in the year 1951, the huge popularity of the book has resulted in the book being re-printed several times.
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