Mahabharata (Norton)

Originally composed in Sanskrit sometime between 400 BC and 400 AD, The Mahabharata, with one hundred thousand stanzas of verse, is one of the longest poems in existence. 

Exploring such timeless subjects as dharma (duty), artha (purpose), and kama (pleasure) in a mythic world of warfare, magic, and beauty, this modern retelling of the 2000 year old epic tells the story of a royal dynasty, descended from gods, whose feud over their kingdom results in a devastating war.