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Oxford University Press
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Mahābhārata, Dharma, Criticism, interpretation, Characters, Mahabharata
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Cover of: The difficulty of being good
The difficulty of being good: on the subtle art of dharma
2010, Oxford University Press
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Cover of: The difficulty of being good
The difficulty of being good: on the subtle art of dharma
2009, Allen Lane, Penguin Group (USA)
in English
Cover of: The difficulty of being good
The difficulty of being good: on the subtle art of dharma
2009, Allen Lane, Penguin Group (USA)
in English
Cover of: The difficulty of being good
The difficulty of being good: on the subtle art of dharma
2009, Allen Lane, Penguin Group (USA)
in English

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Table of Contents

Prelude : I take an academic holiday
Duryodhana's envy : "what man of mettle will stand to see his rivals prosper and himself decline"
Draupadi's courage : "who did you lose first, yourself or me?"
Yudhisthira's duty : "I act because I must"
Arjuna's despair : "there are no victors in war"
Bhishma's selflessness : "be intent on the act, not its fruits"
Karna's status anxiety : "how could a doe give birth to this tiger?"
Krishna's guile : "that is the way it is!"
Aswatthama's revenge : "now I feel the whirligig of time"
Yudhisthira's remorse : "this victory looks more like defeat to me"
Mahabharata's dharma : "great king, you weep with all creatures"
Conclusion : the difficulty of being good
Appendix : dharma, the story of a word
A short bibliographic essay.

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Originally published: New Delhi : Allen Lane ; New York : Penguin Group (USA), 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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294.5/923
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BL1138.27 .D37 2010, BL1138.27.D37 2010

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p. cm.

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9780199754410
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2010009508
OCLC/WorldCat
557405181

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OL15083962W

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