Research Catalog

Title

The Kannada Mahabharata / Kumaravyasa ; edited by S. N. Sridhar ; translated by C. N. Ramachandran, Narayan Hegde.

Author

Kumāravyāsa, active 1419-1446

Publication

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2024-

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sridhar, S. N.
• Rāmacandran, Si. En.
• Hegde, Narayan

Description

volumes; 21 cm.

Summary

"The Mahabharata, a cornerstone of ancient Indian literature, recounts the rivalry between branches of a royal family, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, culminating in a cataclysmic war. It has inspired numerous adaptations across languages and artistic media. The Kannada Mahabharata, known as Kumāravyāsa Bhārata, is an innovative retelling where Krishna occupies center stage, composed by the fifteenth-century poet Kumarayvyasa. His powerful verses critique kingship and caste and remain popular in musical performances and improvisational folk theatre today. Volume 1 comprises "The Book of Beginnings" and "The Book of the Assembly," including Pandu's tragic death, the marriage of the Pandavas to Draupadi, Arjuna's fiery destruction of the Khandava forest, the slaying of King Shishupala, and the dice game plotted by the Kauravas leading to the Pandavas's exile. This edition, which abridges the Kannada classic, presents a new English translation and the most reliable text of the original in the Kannada script."--

Series Statement

Murty classical library of India ; 37

Uniform Title

Murty classical library of India ; 37.

Subject

• Kumāravyāsa, active 1419-1446 > Translations into English
• Kumāravyāsa, active 1419-1446
• Mahābhārata > Adaptations
• Mahābhārata

Genre/Form

• Adaptations
• Translations

Note

• Author's name also appears on the title page in Kannada script.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Kannada with English translation.

Contents

v. 1. The Book of Beginnings / translated by C. N. Ramachandran -- The Book of the Assembly / translated by Narayan Hegde --

Call Number

JX 24-1140

ISBN

• 9780674292543
• 0674292545

LCCN

2023002960

OCLC

1369680142

Author

Kumāravyāsa, active 1419-1446, author.

Title

The Kannada Mahabharata / Kumaravyasa ; edited by S. N. Sridhar ; translated by C. N. Ramachandran, Narayan Hegde.

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2024-

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Murty classical library of India ; 37

Murty classical library of India ; 37.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

Kannada with English translation.

Added Author

Container of (expression): Kumāravyāsa, active 1419-1446. Kannaḍa Mahābhārata.

Container of (expression): Kumāravyāsa, active 1419-1446. Kannaḍa Mahābhārata. Selections. English (Ramachandran and Hegde)

Sridhar, S. N., editor.

Rāmacandran, Si. En., translator.

Hegde, Narayan, translator.

Research Call Number

JX 24-1140