num_pages: 320
description: This Marathi novel presents the 3rd epic from ancient India. Udayan was the fifth valiant king in the lineage of the Pandava dynasty. Kaushambi in Vatsa kingdom was the capital of Udayan’s empire. The king was an ace Veena player. Around that time, Udayan learned from the book ‘Hastishiksha’ about a mammoth, blue bodied elephant by the name Neelkuvalayatanu. Udayan resolved to find the elephant and tame him with his music. One fine day, Udayan left his palace with a few of his most trusted men without informing anyone and started scouring the jungles for the Neelkuvalayatanu elephant. The news of this extreme pursuit of Udayan soon reached his sworn enemy Pradyot, the king of Avanti. Pradyot’s kingdom was quite large and he was a brave man himself. His enmity for Udayan was unilateral however and Udayan had largely ignored Pradyot’s political advances and diplomatic games against him. And Udayan was captured by Pradyot's soldiers. What happened next? Read this classic novel.
language: Marathi
title: Udayan
publisher: Vihang Prakashan