Arjuna in the Mahabharata: Where Krishna Is, There Is Victory

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Motilal Banarsidass, 1990 M01 1 - 372 páginas

It is a work of unusual breadth and depth that will attract readers in religious studies, comparative literature, Sanskrit, Asian studies and humanities in general. The book is a thorough study of the great Indian hero, the Achilles of India, Arjuna, as portrayed in the epic poem Mahabharata, including its world-famous subsection, the Bhagavadgita. Different aspects of Arjuna's Character has been discussed.


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Introduction
1
Contents
7
IA Birth and Childhood
29
Notes
50
IB Marriages
56
Notes
66
The Burning of the Khandava Forest I
71
The Encounter with the Mountain Man and Connected
90
The Cases of Bhishma Bhurishravas
156
IIB The Horse Sacrifice
197
Retirement from the World
203
Notes
209
IIIB On the Battlefield at Kurukshetra III
225
IIIB2 The Kurukshetra War Reconsidered
239
Notes
246
IIIC The Night Attack and Connected Events
249

Sojourn in Indras Heaven
96
IE On the Battlefield at Kurukshetra I
105
War as Sacrifice
113
IIA On the Battlefield at Kurukshetra II
127
IIA2 The Death of Arjunas Son Abhimanyu and Connected
137
Notes
150
IIID The Ascent to Heaven and Connected Events II
263
Conclusion
271
The Names of Arjuna
277
Bibliography
293
Authors Index
314
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