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100 1 a| Das, Gurcharan.=| ^A470518;

245 14 a| The difficulty of being good :b| on the subtle art of Dharma /c| Gurcharan Das.;

260 a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| [2010];

300 a| lii, 434 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

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

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

630 00 a| Mahābhāratax| Criticism, interpretation, etc.=| ^A496006;

630 00 a| Mahābhāratax| Characters.=| ^A496006;

650 0 a| Dharma.=| ^A331064;

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The difficulty of being good : on the subtle art of Dharma / Gurcharan Das.

Author/creator	Das, Gurcharan
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Oxford University Press, [2010]
Description	lii, 434 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Mahābhārata--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Mahābhārata--Characters. Dharma.

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.
General note	Originally published: New Delhi : Allen Lane ; New York : Penguin Group (USA), 2009.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010009508
ISBN	9780199754410 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0199754411 (pbk. : alk. paper)

The difficulty of being good : on the subtle art of Dharma / Gurcharan Das.

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