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The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 (Books 8 to 12)

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The last days of the war, a night raid on the sleeping camp, and the long grief that follows. Book 12 then turns to a dying elder's teaching on kingship and duty.

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Made byVyasa (Krishna-Dwaipayana)
TranslatorKisari Mohan Ganguli
LanguageEnglish
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Why we can share it: Project Gutenberg record: 'Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA.' Translation published 1883-1896; Ganguli died 1908.

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ObjectBrahmashiraOnce fired, this weapon in the Mahabharata cannot be recalled, and it was turned against the unborn. When two heroes launch theirs at each other, sages step between them, warning that the clash would destroy the world; only one can call his back, and the one who cannot is cursed to live three thousand years. Who gets the curse?

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