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020			_a9780143104254
082			_a294.5 PAT-J
100			_a Devdutt Pattanaik
245			_aJaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
260			_aGurgaon, Haryana, India _bPenguin Books _c2010
300			_a349p.
505			_a Prologue: the start of the Snake sacrifice -- Ancestors -- Parents -- Birth -- Education -- Castaway -- Marriage -- Friendship -- Division -- Coronation -- Gambling -- Exile -- Hiding -- Gathering -- Perspective -- War -- Aftermath -- Reconstruction -- Renunciation.
520			_aRichly illustrated with over 250 line drawings by the author, the 108 chapters abound with little-known details such as the names of the hundred Kauravas, the worship of Draupadi as a goddess in Tamil Nadu, the stories of Astika, Madhavi, Jaimini, Aravan and Barbareek, the Mahabharata version of the Shakuntalam and the Ramayana, and the dating of the war based on astronomical data. With clarity and simplicity, the tales in this elegant volume reveal the eternal relevance of the Mahabharata, the complex and disturbing meditation on the human condition that has shaped Indian thought for over 3000 years.
650			_aMahabharata
942			_cBK