Maha·bhárata IX: Shalya (volume two of two).

Translated by Justin Meiland

Companion Volumes Vol II: The Great Hall. Vol III: The Forest (volume four of four). Vol IV: Viráta. Vol V: Preparations for War (volume one of two). Vol V: Preparations for War (volume two of two). Vol VI: Bhishma (volume one of two) Including the “Bhagavad Gita” in Context. Vol VI: Bhishma (volume two of two). Vol VII: Drona (volume one of four). Vol VII: Drona (volume two of four). Vol VIII: Karna (volume one of two). Vol VIII: Karna (volume two of two). Vol IX: Shalya (volume one of two). Vol X-XI: Dead of Night & The Women. Vol XII: Peace: “The Book of Liberation” (volume three of five).

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In one of the most famous passages in the “Maha·bhárata,” Dur·yódhana, the heroic but flawed king of the Káuravas, meets his end when he is dishonorably defeated in battle by his arch enemy, Bhima. Framing a fascinating account of the sacred sites along the river Sarásvati, the duel poignantly portrays the downfall of a once great hero in the face of a new order governed by Krishna, in which the warrior code is brushed aside in order to ensure the predestined triumph of the Pándavas.