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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Page 91
... bees hold a drinking bout , pecked at , then dropped by parrots in mistake for ripened berries . But see , the bees too judge amiss the parrots , green as flame - tree leaves , and fly straight at the flowered beaks . 160 The spray of ...
... bees hold a drinking bout , pecked at , then dropped by parrots in mistake for ripened berries . But see , the bees too judge amiss the parrots , green as flame - tree leaves , and fly straight at the flowered beaks . 160 The spray of ...
Page 92
... bees , he snatches off his good - news gift : a cloakful of laughing jasmine from the tree nymphs of the wood . 166 The flowers of the vine are still in bud , the leaves within the sprout ; the note of love within the cuckoo's throat ...
... bees , he snatches off his good - news gift : a cloakful of laughing jasmine from the tree nymphs of the wood . 166 The flowers of the vine are still in bud , the leaves within the sprout ; the note of love within the cuckoo's throat ...
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... bee , always considered masculine , is the sensualist of nature . The word bee ( bhramara ) also means lover , paramour . The bee is not only fickle ( 1103 ) but foolish . He gets pricked by the thorny safflower ( 1074 ) , gets caught ...
... bee , always considered masculine , is the sensualist of nature . The word bee ( bhramara ) also means lover , paramour . The bee is not only fickle ( 1103 ) but foolish . He gets pricked by the thorny safflower ( 1074 ) , gets caught ...
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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