An edition of Jaya (2010)

Jaya

an illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata

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An edition of Jaya (2010)

Jaya

an illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata

by

  • ★★★★ 4.20 ·
  • 5 Ratings
  • 17 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

A retelling of the Mahabharata by Devdutt Pattanaik that is true to the original Sanskrit epic, while making sure to touch upon the era-appropriate and objective truths of the world related to the battle of Kurukshetra.

He manages to sprinkle in some insightful facts about the world of Mahabharata and goes a step further and gives examples about how the world interprets this epic.

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Penguin
Language
English
Pages
349

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Subjects
Mahābharata, Indian mythology
People
Krishna (Hindu deity), Pandava, Kaurava, Vyāsa
Places
Kurukshetra (India), Dwārka (India)
Times
Ancient India

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Cover of: Jaya
Jaya: an illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata
2010, Penguin
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Book Details

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New Delhi, New York

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Titles
Illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata, Mahābhārata. English.

Classifications

Library of Congress
BL1138.25.P38 2010, BL1138.25 .P38 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 349 p.
Number of pages
349

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27129125M
Internet Archive
jayaillustratedr0000patt
ISBN 10
014310425X
ISBN 13
9780143104254
LCCN
2016330966
OCLC/WorldCat
692288394

Excerpts

Such is the nature of man-made laws: ignorant of the past and insensitive to the present.
Page 14, added by ARTmanReads.

This is in reference to the story around Budh (genderless child of Tara, who was Brihaspati's wife, and Chandra, the moon god).

Without spoiling too much (the book delivers these stories much more effectively than I ever could), Budh was cursed to be neither male or female. When time came to find a partner, Budh was eventually wed to Ila, a transgender woman who used to be a man.

The following generations of Budh and Ila were known as the Chandravanshis. They managed to ignore their genderfluid ancestors' existence and ended up outcasting Shikhandi, Arjun's brother-in-law. This is where the author says the above line.

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