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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... Beauty of the fairy tale , hidden behind a hedge of thorns . This sleeping princess can be wakened only by letting her speak . If we lend her English words that are truly consistent with her inten- tions they should please the reader ...
... Beauty of the fairy tale , hidden behind a hedge of thorns . This sleeping princess can be wakened only by letting her speak . If we lend her English words that are truly consistent with her inten- tions they should please the reader ...
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... beauty . At dawn it hides the rising sun , and clinging to the travelers ' furs , shows them all white of every limb . 308 The traveler of the sky , the sun , sets forth at dawn from the eastern hill wrapped in a net of snow so thick ...
... beauty . At dawn it hides the rising sun , and clinging to the travelers ' furs , shows them all white of every limb . 308 The traveler of the sky , the sun , sets forth at dawn from the eastern hill wrapped in a net of snow so thick ...
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... Beauty ? " " Speech has gone to Brahma's mouth and Wealth to Vişņu's arms ; Beauty attends the moon's full orb , and only I am left without a place of rest . " 1008 Spare us , lord , oh spare us when we say that your swordblade wife ...
... Beauty ? " " Speech has gone to Brahma's mouth and Wealth to Vişņu's arms ; Beauty attends the moon's full orb , and only I am left without a place of rest . " 1008 Spare us , lord , oh spare us when we say that your swordblade wife ...
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 PAŃCATANTRA 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