The Mahabharata by Vyasa: The epic of ancient India condensed into English verse
Romesh C. Dutt
Read by om123
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. With more than 74,000 verses, Mahabharata is said to be the longest poem. Mahabharata tells the story of the epic Kurukshetra War and the fates of the cousin brothers Kauravas and the Pandavas. But more than that the Mahabharata contains much philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or 'purusharthas'. The latter are enumerated as dharma (right action), artha (purpose), kama (pleasure), and moksha (liberation). (Introduction by om123) (6 hr 25 min)
Chapters
| 01 Book I. Astra Darsana (The Tournament) | 27:38 | Read by om123 |
| 02 Book II. Swayamvara (The Bride's Choice) | 27:58 | Read by om123 |
| 03 Book III. Rajasuya (The Imperial Sacrifice) | 29:39 | Read by om123 |
| 04 Book IV. Dyuta (The Fatal Dice) | 26:10 | Read by om123 |
| 05 Book V. Pativrata-Mahatmya (Woman's Love) | 37:08 | Read by om123 |
| 06 Book VI. Go-Harana (Cattle-Lifting) | 26:49 | Read by om123 |
| 07 Book VII. Udyoga (The Preparation) | 28:28 | Read by om123 |
| 08 Book VIII. Bhishma-Badha (Fall of Bhishma) | 39:02 | Read by om123 |
| 09 Book IX. Drona-Badha (Fall of Drona) | 36:44 | Read by om123 |
| 10 Book X. Karna-Badha (Fall of Karna) | 31:45 | Read by om123 |
| 11 Book XI. Sraddha (Funeral Rites) | 20:18 | Read by om123 |
| 12 Book XII. Aswa-Medha (Sacrifice of the Horse) | 18:43 | Read by om123 |
| 13 Conclusion | 5:01 | Read by om123 |
| 14 Translator's epilogue | 25:51 | Read by om123 |
| 15 Glossary of Sanscrit words | 4:28 | Read by om123 |
Reviews
please provide some books in hindi too. After all it is an india
Chunnu
not good
Ramathan
Pronounciation needs improvement as well ass use of voice.
unintelligible
clearspace
Too fast and needing clearer enunciation. Sadly.
recital is aweful.names are mispronounced & the accent is put on
A LibriVox Listener
Difficult to understand
Harjith.D. Bubber
Difficult to understand the accent... unfortunately
couldn't understand anything. and spoken much to softly
Jonathan
its like hearing in Google translate ...
Kev
Thanks
A LibriVox Listener
Very good this is available