Complex sentence: This work is not an abridged version of Vyasa's "Mahabharata", but, rather, a recreation of the original in the cultural context of Karnataka and the religious context of Jainism.
Split into simpler sentences: This work is not an abridged version of Vyasa's "Mahabharata". On the other hand it is a recreation of the original in the cultural context of Karnataka and the religious context of Jainism.