{"product_id":"ramayana-9780520227033","title":"Ramayana","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew works in world literature have inspired so vast an audience  in nations with radically different languages and cultures  as the Ramayana and Mahabharata  two Sanskrit verse epics written some 2 000 years ago.  In Ramayana (written by a poet known to us as Valmiki)  William Buck has retold the story of Prince Rama--with all its nobility of spirit  courtly intrigue  heroic renunciation  fierce battles  and triumph of good over evil--in a length and manner that will make the great Indian epics accessible to the contemporary reader.  The same is true for the Mahabharata--in its original Sanskrit  probably the longest Indian epic ever composed. It is the story of a dynastic struggle  between the Kurus and Pandavas  for land. In his introduction  Sanskritist B. A. van Nooten notes  \"Apart from William Bucks rendition no other English version has been able to capture the blend of religion and martial spirit that pervades the original epic.\"  Presented accessibly for the general reader without compromising the spirit and lyricism of the originals  William Bucks Ramayana and Mahabharata capture the essence of the Indian cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647572533301,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520227034","price":24.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520227033.jpg?v=1781693539","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ramayana-9780520227033","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}