Table of Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: The Study of the Sanskrit Court Epic
2. The Poetics of the Mahakavya
3. The Setting and Structure of the Kiratarjuniya
4. Prelude to Action: Epic Speech in Bharavi's Poem
5. The Debate between the Brothers: Logic, Rhetoric, and Politics in the Court Epic
6. Landscapes with Women: Bharavi's Descriptive Art
7. The Conundrum of the Warrior-Ascetic
8. The Theater of Combat
9. Wrestling with God: Rasa and Bhakti in the Kiratarjuniya
A Note on the Translation Selections
Appendix A. Draupadi Rebukes Yudhisthira: Kir. I. 27-46
Appendix B. The Journey of the Apsaras: Kir. VII. 1-40
Appendix C. Arjuna's Combat with the Hunter: Kir. XVII. 1-64
Appendix D. The Wrestling Match, Theophany, and Boon: Kir. XVIII. 1-19; 42-48
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Index of References to the Kiratarjuniya