by Carole Losee © 2005-2019
THE FIVE SONS OF KING PANDU:
THE STORY OF THE MAHABHARATA
Retold by ELIZABETH SEEGER © 1970
Adapted from the English Translation of Kisari Mohan Ganguli
This on-line edition is a full-text-only reprint of the long out-of-print 340 page print edition originally published as: Elizabeth Seeger, The Five Sons of King Pandu: The Story of the Mahabharata. Adapted from the English Translation of Kisari Mohan Ganguli by Elizabeth Seeger. With Illustrations by Gordon Laite. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1970. The book was dedicated "To the Memory of My Friends Dhan Gopal & Ethel Dugan Mukerji."
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editor’s Introduction by Carole Losee © 2005
Author’s Introduction by Elizabeth Seeger © 1967
Pronunciation of Foreign Words
Chapter One The Sons of King Pandu
Chapter Two The Tournament
Chapter Three The Blazing House
Chapter Four The Bridal Choice
Chapter Five The Kingdom of Indra Prastha
Chapter Six The Coronation Sacrifice
Chapter Seven The Gambling Match
Chapter Eight In the Forest – 1
Chapter Nine In the Forest – 2
Chapter Ten In Virata's Kingdom
Chapter Eleven Duryodha Breaks his Pledge
Chapter Twelve The Great Battle--Bhishma
Chapter Thirteen The Great Battle--Drona
Chapter Fourteen The Battle Ends
Chapter Fifteen The Aftermath
Chapter Sixteen The Horse Sacrifice
Chapter Seventeen The Forest Dwellers
Chapter Eighteen The Ascent to Heaven