As It Rhymes Table of Contents
Project Page
On a whim I created these images with prompts from Manmatha Dutt one afternoon a few months back for the entire war, one post for each day or so. Taking a second look back in review - ok cool some real humdingers! don't get me wrong, but my intent with this project was to create a modern translation of the core story end to end. Apologies to the readers, with the translation project done and the AI horse beaten to an unholy death, I want to present the epic start to finish.
Origin
Establishes Pandavas and Kauravas births and Drona and Drupada’s enmity.
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/sambhava
Pandavas
The Pandava princes rise from obscurity to conquest.
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/hidimba
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/baka
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/svayamvara
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/digvijaya
Kauravas
The Pandavas’ downfall and hardships of their 13-year exile.
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/dyuta
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/kirata
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/tirthayatra
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/ajagara
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/rama
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/ghosha
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/jayadratha
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/virata
The War
Deaths of the Kauravas
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/gita
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/illamatic
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/bhishma
The End
Deaths of the Pandavas
https://crackpot.substack.com/t/fin
A quirk in top to bottom reading ordering - Because posts stack from most recent to last, then the first chapters published are on bottom and last chapters are on top. Chapter numbers are in the subtitle so order can be followed.
Similar
Carole Satyamurti's modern retelling of the epic. Humbling! Thought this may be interest.
References
- Dutt, M.N. The Mahabharata. Sanskrit Text with English Translation. Parimal Publications, 2022.