Bahuk | |
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Long narrative poem based on Mahabharata | |
by Chinu Modi | |
Written | 1982 |
First published in | January 1983 |
Illustrator | Shailesh Modi |
Cover artist | Kurang Mehta |
Country | India |
Language | Gujarati |
Form | Metrical and Nonmetrical verse |
Meter | Sanskrit prosody |
Publisher | Adarsha Prakashan, Ahmedabad |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Lines | 3 cantos, 50 chapters |
Pages | 152 |
ISBN | 978-93-82593-79-9 |
OCLC | 249677342 |
Preceded by | Aansu Maro Chhinna Ansha |
Followed by | Kaalakhyan |
Bahuk (Gujarati: બાહુક) is a Gujarati long narrative poem by Chinu Modi.[1] The poem is composed both in metrical and non-metrical verse and centres on Nala, a character from the Mahabharata who metamorphosed into Bahuka. It is an acclaimed poem of Gujarati literature written in Sanskrit-styled figurative language. The poem was selected for the Ushnas Prize (1982–83) by the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.[2]