The Mahabharata

Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan

earliest edition we have, 1978 South Asia Books, 1989 paperback

The Mahabharata is at least 3500 years old. It is the longest poem in the world. It is a work of profound religious and cultural influence. The Mahabharata encompasses all the riches of Hindu religion and culture, from the noble scripture of The Bhagavad Gita to the scores of mythic tales of men and gods familiar to the lowliest of Indian peasants.

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Editions we hold

The Mahabharata edition · 2000 · University of Chicago Press · 182 pages
The Mahabharata paperback · 1998 · South Asia Books · 9788170943044
The Mahabharata paperback · 1989 · South Asia Books · 9788170942450
Mahabharata hardcover · 1989 · Vision Books Pvt Ltd · 192 pages · 9788170940012
The Mahabharata edition · 1978 · Viking Press · 182 pages
The Mahabharata edition · 1978 · Heinemann · 182 pages

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