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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... god's shoulder ( 62 ) or worn as an armlet or used as a girdle to bind the god's loincloth ; once he is found ... gods and demons , desiring to obtain the drink of immortality , were advised to churn it from the ocean . They took ...
... god's shoulder ( 62 ) or worn as an armlet or used as a girdle to bind the god's loincloth ; once he is found ... gods and demons , desiring to obtain the drink of immortality , were advised to churn it from the ocean . They took ...
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... gods took one end of the snake , the demons the other , and in turn each party pulled . It was after a thousand years of this exertion , according to the Rāmāyaṇa , that the snake spewed forth the kālakūța poison . This would have ...
... gods took one end of the snake , the demons the other , and in turn each party pulled . It was after a thousand years of this exertion , according to the Rāmāyaṇa , that the snake spewed forth the kālakūța poison . This would have ...
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... god Guha ( called also Skanda and Kārttikeya ) , who led the gods to victory over the demon Taraka . The favorite myth for the poets of the following section is the des- truction of the Triple City . It is the only myth that elicits ...
... god Guha ( called also Skanda and Kārttikeya ) , who led the gods to victory over the demon Taraka . The favorite myth for the poets of the following section is the des- truction of the Triple City . It is the only myth that elicits ...
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