Stanley
Lombardo’s new verse translation of the most famous free-standing sequence
from the great Indian epic The Mahabharata hews closely to the meaning, verse
structure, and performative quality of the original and is invigorated by its
judicious incorporation of key Sanskrit terms in transliteration, for which a
glossary is also provided.

The translation is accompanied by Richard H.
Davis’ brilliant Introduction and Afterword. The latter, Krishna on
Modern Fields of Battle, offers a fascinating look at the illuminating
role the poem has played in the lives and struggles of a few of the most
accomplished figures in recent world history.