Mahabharatham

This Tamil retelling of the Mahabharata, the Sanskrit epic of the Kuru dynasty, was prepared by C. Rajagopalachari, a statesman and writer. It follows the rivalry between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the dice game that cost Yudhishthira his kingdom, the exile, the great war at Kurukshetra, and the teachings of Krishna to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. Rajagopalachari condenses the vast epic into a readable narrative, keeping the major episodes and the moral questions about duty and consequence.

Readers who want a straightforward and compact version of the epic will find it suitable for families, students and anyone approaching the story for the first time. It is meant as an introduction, not a full translation.

Deep; a moderate read.

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