This article makes it seem that the new translation is novel in some way. These are stories (of Krishna's demise and Pandavas hike to Meru) I've read in childho

This article makes it seem that the new translation is novel in some way. These are stories (of Krishna's demise and Pandavas hike to Meru) I've read in childhood countless times. Mahabharata isn't just an epic of absolute good vs. evil, but of countless shades of grey ascribing to the real human nature. In another story, it is said that Yudhishtira's chariot was supposed to not touch the ground due to his virtuousness. When he lied to his guru Drona to trick him to give up his arm believing his son had perished, the chariot sunk back to the ground.