Download or read book The Mahābhārata written by Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended to be a treatise on life itself, this epic poem embraces religion and ethics, polity and government, philosophy and the pursuit of salvation. This collection of more than 4,000 verses is supplemented by a glossary, genealogical tables, and an index correlating the verses with the original Sanskrit text.