Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t6.14

v2.c10.s3.t6.14

In 1950, *Two Indian Epics* translated by Mi Wenkai was published by Taiwan Commercial Press and was republished by Beijing Indian Study Press the next year. Although the book only had 1,20,000 words, its main readers in Taiwan and Hong Kong came to know of these epics. In March 1962, Lamayanna, Mahapalada translated by Sun Yong was published by People's Literature Publishing House, with “Lamayanna” meaning “Ramayana” and “Mahapalada” meaning “Mahabharata”. Its reference was *Ramayana* and *Mahabharata*, with the translator Ramesh Dutt who was known as “Indian scholar” by Su Manshu. For the translation edition of Sun Yong, each line has 16 Chinese characters and each verse has two lines. He tried to express in the same ode meter of the epic. His translation has about 2,000 odes and 4,000 lines, and is equivalent to one fiftieth of the original Sanskrit version. In 1958, *Story of Mahabharata* translated by Tang Jiyong and collated by Jin Kemu was published by China Youth Publishing Group, and has been reprinted twice thereafter. It is still very popular. Its reference is the English abridged edition *Mahabharata* (1951) of India's famous statesman and writer C. Rajagopalachari. This abridged edition itself became a classic. It has been reprinted more than 40 times with a lasting influence all over the world.