Tag: mahabharata

Adi Parva

by Haas on April 5, 2009 in Books, Philosophy, Television, Thoughts • 1 Comment

I just finished reading Volume 1 of the MahÄbhÄrata known as the “Adi Parva“. MahÄbhÄrata is one of the two greatest epics of India, the other being Ramayana. The epic has Eighteen Volumes, each of about 300 pages of Sanskrit Poetry. The english translation I am reading is about 850 pages in length. As most of my friends I have… Read more →

On Translations

by Haas on March 27, 2009 in Books, Philosophy, Quotes • 0 Comments

A literal translation is like the wrong side of a tapestry: the threads are all there but the pattern is missing. – Kamala Subramaniam (preface of Mahabaratha) Read more →