Sanskrit Poetry, from Vidyākara's TreasuryIn this rich collection of Sanskrit verse, the late Daniel Ingalls provides English readers with a wide variety of poetry from the vast anthology of an eleventh-century Buddhist scholar. Although the style of poetry presented here originated in royal courts, Ingalls shows how it was adapted to all aspects of life, and came to address issues as diverse as love, sex, heroes, nature and peace. More than thirty years after its original publication, "Sanskrit Poetry" continues to be the main resource for all interseted in this multifaceted and elegant tradition. |
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... Indian literature some time between the composition of the Mahabharata epic and the Rāmāyaṇa . In Sanskrit it was never to leave . By all this I do not mean to say that Indian noblemen and men of learning differed in nature from modern ...
... Indian literature some time between the composition of the Mahabharata epic and the Rāmāyaṇa . In Sanskrit it was never to leave . By all this I do not mean to say that Indian noblemen and men of learning differed in nature from modern ...
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... Indian . One comes closer to the traditional Indian view by going back in our own tradition . The good man of traditional Indian culture was what we should call a stoic . He cares not for praise or blame ( 1215 ) , he despises fortune ...
... Indian . One comes closer to the traditional Indian view by going back in our own tradition . The good man of traditional Indian culture was what we should call a stoic . He cares not for praise or blame ( 1215 ) , he despises fortune ...
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... Indian ideal . The Indian strove to follow the precepts of the Bhagavad Gitā , not of Zeno or Seneca . Just as the Gitā tells men to be well dis- posed to all creatures , so our anthologist praises men who always cling to the good of ...
... Indian ideal . The Indian strove to follow the precepts of the Bhagavad Gitā , not of Zeno or Seneca . Just as the Gitā tells men to be well dis- posed to all creatures , so our anthologist praises men who always cling to the good of ...
Contents
THE ANTHOLOGY | 9 |
13 The Buddha and the Bodhisattvas | 51 |
Śiva | 55 |
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ABHINANDA ACALA allegorical epigram AMARU COLLECTION anger anthologist anthology arms aśoka beauty bees BHARTṚHARI BHARTṚHARI COLLECTION BHAVABHŪTI blossoming body Brahmā breasts buds century charming cheek clouds cuckoo D. D. Kosambi dance darkness delight demon Dharmakirti earth elephant emotion English epigram erotic example eyes face fire flame flowers furnish Gaṇeśa Ganges girl glance gods grow hair hand head heart heaven Himalaya Hinduism HITOPADESA Indian Intr jasmine Kālidāsa Kāma kāvya king leaves limbs lotus Love's lover Mahabharata mistress mood moon moonlight mountain MURĀRI nature necklace night ocean ornament Pāla PAÑCATANTRA play poets praise present section Purāņa rain RĀJASEKHARA Rāma Rāmāyaṇa Rāvaṇa rays refer Rigveda sandalwood Sanskrit literature Sanskrit poetry SILHANA COLLECTION Sītā Śiva Śiva's sleep speak Śrī suggestion sweet taste tears trees trembling turn VALLANA VASUKALPA verses Vidyākara Vindhyas virtue Vişņu waterlilies wife wind woman women words YOGESVARA