Description
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.
Author: Chakravarthi Narasimhan
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 11/05/1997
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.53w x 0.67d
ISBN13: 9780231110556
ISBN10: 0231110553
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Hinduism | General
- Poetry | General
About the Author
Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan was educated at Madras University in India and at Oxford University. From 1937 to 1956 he worked in the Indian Civil Service, and for the next twenty-two years he worked at the undersecretary-general level at the United Nations.