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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... lover reveals ( 570 ) . When describing her adventures later to a friend , she insists she knows nothing of what happened after she was in her lover's arms ( 572 , 574 ) . The Sanskrit poet was chiefly interested in the sentimental or ...
... lover reveals ( 570 ) . When describing her adventures later to a friend , she insists she knows nothing of what happened after she was in her lover's arms ( 572 , 574 ) . The Sanskrit poet was chiefly interested in the sentimental or ...
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... lover . Her friends apply refrigerants : fresh lotus leaves , bracelets of lotus fiber , sandalwood paste ; they fan ... lover's portrait . For the rest , she leans her cheek upon her hand , while the tears stream forth , black with the ...
... lover . Her friends apply refrigerants : fresh lotus leaves , bracelets of lotus fiber , sandalwood paste ; they fan ... lover's portrait . For the rest , she leans her cheek upon her hand , while the tears stream forth , black with the ...
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... lover's heart right up to the feather , nailing his mistress to it , giving his heart the appearance of a kadamba ... lover is made to remember the joys gone by or to wonder whether ever again he may delight in his mistress ' presence ...
... lover's heart right up to the feather , nailing his mistress to it , giving his heart the appearance of a kadamba ... lover is made to remember the joys gone by or to wonder whether ever again he may delight in his mistress ' presence ...
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