Book description
IN THE FOREST, IN THE STILLNESS OF HTE MORNING, YUDHISHTAR, CUSTODIAN
OF MORALITY, OBLIVIOUS TO SCALE OR BALANCE, UNTHINKING, MADE LOVE TO
THIS WOMAN, HIS WIFE DRAUPADI. A long poem in rhymed sonnets, Yudhishtar
and Draupadi is and imaginative retelling of the encounter between the
Pandavas and the Yaksha of the pool, which finds Yudhishtar, the eldest
Pandava, answering fundamental philosophical questions about existence
and the lives of his brothers hang in the balance. Unknown to him, also
at stake is his relationship with Draupadi, who is still furious with
him for having wagered her at the game of dice with Kauravas ('he hadn't
won her; she wasn't his to lose'). This marvellous poetic interpretation
of a key episode from the Mahabharata has now been translated by
renowned poet-lyricist Gulzar, and is re-published in a bilingual
edition.
