A stunningly lyrical work, the great golden sacrifice of the mahabharata reinterprets vyasa’s epic from arjuna’s point of view. As arjuna relives the battle of kurukshetra, he senses aprofound change coming upon himself. He begins to understand the true meaning of surrender and sacrifice.The book comprises three parts, narrated principally by arjuna. Part i takes us through the childhood and youth of the pandavas and kauravas, the game of dice, the pandavas’ exile, and ends with the armies arrayed for battle at kurukshetra. Part ii recounts the battle itself, and the teachings ofthe bhagvad gita. Part iii presents a moving and brilliantly original take on the mahabharata, aslidchi - grassi gives a voice to the forgotten victims of every war — the ordinary citizens who must pick themselves up, and resume the business of life. An old order has been swept away, but can thenew age — the kali yuga — help lessen human strife and misery? Vastly ambitious in scope and epicin scale, the great golden sacrifice of the Mahabharata is an astonishing read.