000			nam a22 7a 4500
999			_c2655 _d2655
020			_a9788171561483
020			_a8171511489
082			_a294.5923 Sa738 E _b102438
100			_aSarkar R N
245			_aEpisodic Interpretation of the Mahabharata
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew Delhi _bAtlantic _c1989
300			_a175
500			_aThe work maintains just the convenient middle course between the simple narrative of the Mahabharata story and the researches into its truth. The analysis marks well a passage from the myth stage of those ancient legends of India to their scientific bearings upon the modern evolutions, often in significant digressions assessing their literary values. Of the 14 episodes selected here some deal with the human roles of Lord Krishna which declare readily his divinity, some the eugenic principles and the laws of marriage under the mask of myths, some the evolution of Rajtantra (kingship) from the state of nature and the succession problem of the monarchy of Heaven, one or two episodes the secrets of the sacrifice (Jajna) and at least one the principles of Dharma and one the concept of Death and disease afflicting earthly life and the scheme of the Creation thereof.
650			_aMahābhārata
942			_cBK