Complex sentence: The novel is a rendition of the Hindu epic "Mahabharata" as told from Draupadi's (Panchaali's) viewpoint, namely, that of a woman living in a patriarchal world.
Split into simpler sentences: The novel is a rendition of the Hindu epic "Mahabharata" told from Draupadi's (Panchaali's) viewpoint. It narrates The Mahabharata from the perspective of a woman living in a patriarchal world.