Mahabharata [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2010] C.Rajagopalachari

I started reading this because of what I heard on "Ancient Aliens". This book does not have much to do with that subject. It is like the Iliad with great moral teachings which illustrate why we cannot view morality in black and white, right or wrong. It has stimulated my interest in Hindu teaching - My next read is the Bhagavad Gita. As a Buddhist, I have gained insight into the origins of our teachings. As a former Christian, I have gained a greater perspective of what Jesus taught.

This is the second time I am reading this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Such an interesting event in the history of the world! Rajaji is one of my favorite authors and love his writing style.

It is a good quick read and a good overview of the Mahabharata. I plan to read a more in depth Mahabharata book. I would recommend it for young ones.

Gives a good gist of Mahabharat with all the main characters and events. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Mahabharata is of course a must read for every person. This is good version to start with before you plunge into "real" one like one by Gita Press with Sanskrit verses.

I do have other bridged/abridged versions but certainly enjoyed this at a high level if one does not wish to read the entire MahaBharata.

Right now, it seems to be holding my attention

Good summary of the epic, but needs a lot of editing. Some more background (when did it begin orally, when was it written down, by whom) would have been massively useful. It’s hard to place it in historical context without these details. And there is absolutely nothing on the Bhagwad Gita.

I first read this when I was 13 years old. I was of course familiar with the story, but Rajaji's lucid and simple narration stuck in my mind. Decades later, as a set of us are studying some scriptures, I thought of presenting the book to them to help them with the background for the Gita. This book came to mind. I have presented this to several people now and bought one for me again. Still find it an awesome read ...

This is the best translation I have read..

Good in every aspect

The Mahabharata tells the story of the two main noble families of Pandavas and Kauravas. The Kauravas exiled the Pandava family by various means, to ensure that this family would gain access to the throne. Eventually the Kurukshetra war was engendered by the Kauravas to ensure they were the ones in power, however, they didn't win in the end. The story is too complex to describe more accurately, but it really happened a long time ago, and is well worth reading. There is still a place called Kurukshetra in the north west of India, proving its existence, and India used to be called Bharat.

重厚長大な（多分）叙事詩からPandava5兄弟と従妹のKaurava100兄弟との大戦争を中心にまとめてあります。難解な登場人物の名前や複雑に入り組んだ人間関係の把握に悩まされますがそれさえ克服すればストーリーはめちゃくちゃ面白いです。苦行でステータスを上げたり呪文や超強力な武器などが登場しどこかのTVゲームの世界に似ています。物欲、嫉妬、怒り、猜疑心、情欲、思いやり、勇気、正義、、色々な感情が織り込まれ数世代に亘って繰り広げられる個々のイベントが運命的な大戦争へと発展します。宗教的な意味合いはよく分かりませんが巧みに構成されたストーリーだと思います。 英語は難しくないのですがスキャンエラーが結構あります。これで★-1にしました。ヒンズー教の聖典なので誰か直してほしいです。

Lovely author also writes The Ramayana which was my introduction to C.Rajagopalachari.