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The conclusion provides the overarching themes examined in the book that pervade the roles of women in the Mahabharata as well as other classical texts. The feminine heroic and the feminine divine embedded in the multiple stories in the Mahabharata provide an opportunity to examine numerous unique journeys. The conclusion draws on previous chapters to project commonalities and unique aspects of the journeys of the feminine heroic as well as the feminine divine.
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The following translations of the Mahabharata are cited in this chapter. Translation of the Vulgate text of the Mahabharata refers to Ganguli Kisari Mohan/P.C. Roy. 2004 [1883–1896]. Mahabharata. Vol. 1–4. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal. References to this text of the Mahabharata are cited as Mahabharata. Translation of the Critical Edition of the Mahabharata refers to the Van Buitenen. J. A. B. 1973–1978. Mahabharata (Mbh). Vol. 1–3. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. References to this text of the Mahabharata are abbreviated as Mbh.
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Vemsani, L. (2021). Conclusion: Feminine Journeys of the Mahabharata. In: Feminine Journeys of the Mahabharata. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73165-6_13
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