Arjuna in the Mahabharata: Where Krishna Is, There Is VictoryMotilal 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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... kingship . It has been suggested , on the basis of the Himalayan birth and polyandrous marriage of the Pandavas , and because their name does not occur in the pre - epic ( Vedic and Upanishadic ) literature of India , that they ...
... kingship . It has been suggested , on the basis of the Himalayan birth and polyandrous marriage of the Pandavas , and because their name does not occur in the pre - epic ( Vedic and Upanishadic ) literature of India , that they ...
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... kingship : Yudhishthira supplies the dharma , Bhima and Arjuna , the supporting power . As pointed out most clearly by Dumézil in The Destiny of the Warrior , Bhima and Arjuna are two different types of warrior . The different manners ...
... kingship : Yudhishthira supplies the dharma , Bhima and Arjuna , the supporting power . As pointed out most clearly by Dumézil in The Destiny of the Warrior , Bhima and Arjuna are two different types of warrior . The different manners ...
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... king- ship explains why he , of all the Pandavas , is said to have been fathered by Indra . Although he is not actually king , Arjuna serves as a model for kingship , the kingly role of support of dharma and Arjuna's heroic role being ...
... king- ship explains why he , of all the Pandavas , is said to have been fathered by Indra . Although he is not actually king , Arjuna serves as a model for kingship , the kingly role of support of dharma and Arjuna's heroic role being ...
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... kingship . 72 It was mentioned above that Indian thought often identifies or com- pares the king with Indra . In juxtaposition with this tendency , however , another is often seen : equation or comparison of the king with several Birth ...
... kingship . 72 It was mentioned above that Indian thought often identifies or com- pares the king with Indra . In juxtaposition with this tendency , however , another is often seen : equation or comparison of the king with several Birth ...
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... kingship in the later texts , the Vedas do view them as allies of Indra . ) Meanwhile , in support of the contention that Arjuna is the representative figure of the whole family , one may refer to the fact that the Pandavas are ...
... kingship in the later texts , the Vedas do view them as allies of Indra . ) Meanwhile , in support of the contention that Arjuna is the representative figure of the whole family , one may refer to the fact that the Pandavas are ...
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| 29 | |
| 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 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Arjuna in the Mahabharata: Where Krishna Is, There is Victory Ruth Cecily Katz Vista de fragmentos - 1989 |
Términos y frases comunes
Abhimanyu Achilles action Arjuna Arjuna and Krishna arrows Ashvatthaman aspect battle books Bhagavadgita bharata Bhima Bhishma Biardeau birth brahmin brothers Buitenen translates chap chapter character chariot Connected Events death deceit demons devotion dharma Dhrshtadyumna Dhrtarashtra dice game discussion divine Draupadi Drona Dumézil Duryodhana emphasized enemy epic's Etudes evil example extant epic fact fate father fight fire Gita gods heaven hero heroic level heroism Hiltebeitel Hindu horse sacrifice human IIA2 IIA3 Iliad imagery incarnate Indian Indo-European Indra initiatory Janamejaya Jayadratha Kaliyuga Karna Kauravas Khandava episode Khandava Forest Khandava Forest burning killed king kingship Krishna kshatriya Kunti Kurukshetra Kurukshetra War Mahabharata marriage mountain-man sequence Mythe et épopée Note Panchala Pandavas passage pralaya present study Prtha reference regard role Satyaki Shiva Skamandros snake stanzas statement story suggested throughout the epic tion Ulupi Vedic Victory by Trickery Vishnu Vrshnis Vyasa warrior weapon Yudhi Yudhishthira