Mahabharata A Modern Retelling

includes index and biblioraphy

I. Thebook of the beginning 1. The ancestors ......13 2. Dhritarashtra and Pandu .......25 3. Cousins .....38 4. Learning the arts of war ......50 5. Karna .....60 6. The tournament .......70 7. Revenge .....81 8. The lacquer house .......88 9. Flight .....98 10. Draupadi`s bridegroom choice .......111 11. Acquiring a kingdom .......`23 12. Arjuna`s exile ......136 13. The burning of the khandava forest .....144 II. The book of the assembly hall 14. The decision ....153 15. King of kings .....164 16. Duryodhana`s despair ......176 17. The dice game ....186 18. The dice game resumes ......203 III. The book of the forest 19. Exile begins .....211 20. Discord ......223 21. Quest ....235 22. Pilgrimage ....248 23. Duryodhana`s mistake .....267 24. The end in sight .....283 IV. The book of Virata 25. Virata`s court .....299 26. The cattle raid ......313 V. The book of Perseverance 17. Suing for peace, preparing for war ....331 28. Diplomacy continues .....345 29. Krishna`s mission ....360 30. The temptation of karna .......375 31. Marshaling the armies .....384 VI. The book of Bhishma 32. The song of the lord .....395 33. The war begins .....421 34. Bhisma in command ......431 35. Bhishma inplacable .....448 36. The fall of Bhishma ......361 VII. The book of Drona 37. Drona leads the Kauravas .....471 38. The death of abhimanyu ....490 39. In pursuit of jayadratha .....505 40. Battle at night ....526 41. Drona and ashvatthaman ....541 VIII. The book of Karna 42. Karna in command ....557 43. Tragic karna .....575 IX. The book of shalya 44. Defeat for duryodhana .....589 X. The book of the night attack 45. Massacre by night .....611 XI. The book of the women 46. Dhritarashtra`s grief .....631 47. Gandhari`s lament ....642 XII. The book of Peace 48. Yudhishthira, reluctant ruler .....653 49. Yudhishthira listens to the seers ....664 50. The education of the Dharma king (1) ....680 51. The education of the Dharma king (2) .....698 52. Dharma in difficult times .....709 53. The path to absolute freedom .....724 XIII. The book of instruction 54. The teaching continues .....745 55. The death of Bhishma ......756 XIV. The book of the horse sacrifice 56. King yudhishthira turns to the future .....767 57. The horse sacrifice .....782 XV. The book of the Hermitage 58. The retreat of the elders ......797 XVI. The book of the clubs 59.Krishna`s people ....817 XVII AND XVIII. The books of the final journey and the ascent to heaven 60. The final journey .....829