The Mahabharata
Vyasa
Mar 2021 · Penguin Classics · Narrated by Shaheen Khan and Sagar Arya
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This Penguin Classic is performed by Shaheen Khan. This definitive recording includes an introduction by J. D. Smith, read by Sagar Arya.
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (artha or 'purpose', kama or 'pleasure', dharma or 'duty', and moksha or 'liberation') takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.
© J.D. Smith 2009 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Brought to you by Penguin.
This Penguin Classic is performed by Shaheen Khan. This definitive recording includes an introduction by J. D. Smith, read by Sagar Arya.
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian s...
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December 22, 2021
Great speaker of mahabharat
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January 22, 2025
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John D. Smith was born in Nottingham in 1946. He read Sanskrit and Hindi at Magdalene College, Cambridge. In the early 1970s he held a research fellowship at Christ’s College, Cambridge; this was followed by nine years as lecturer in Sanskrit at the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London. In 1984 he returned to Cambridge, where he is now emeritus Reader in Sanskrit. His publications include The Visaladevarasa: A Restoration of the Text (Cambridge, 1976) and The Epic of Pabuji: A Study, Transcription and Translation (Cambridge, 1991).
John D. Smith was born in Nottingham in 1946. He read Sanskrit and Hindi at Magdalene College, Cambridge. In the early 1970s he held a research fellowship at Christ’s College, Cambridge; this was followed by nine years as lecturer in Sanskrit at the School of Oriental and African Studies in the U...
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