The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic, Paperback

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Reducere. "The Mahabharata" is the more recent of India's two great epics, and by far the longer. First composed by the Maharishi Vyasa in verse, it has come...

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Publisher: Indiana University PressIllustration(s): 16 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 456Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 152 x 22...

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