When kings play dice
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Raphisa.2020.vi8.10793Keywords:
Epic, Self Control, Fate, FreedomAbstract
The conception of life as a divine game -lilah- is a relevant notion that crosses the
world of ancient Indian literature. The symbol of the dice is installed as an archetype of
cosmological, ritual, destiny, with a complex myriad of connotations. In this work we will
comment on two narratives of the epic cycle of the Mahâbhârata: the avatars of the kings
Nala and Yudhishthira. Both stories show a specular and comparative structure whose
function is to become another example of pedagogical literature, in form as well as
content.
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