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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... moon half full ; and still above , massed darkness , which yet remained both day and night . 389 The face of the pretty lass , painted with smiles for moonlight and with musk ornament for the moon's mark , robs the moon of its charm ...
... moon half full ; and still above , massed darkness , which yet remained both day and night . 389 The face of the pretty lass , painted with smiles for moonlight and with musk ornament for the moon's mark , robs the moon of its charm ...
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... moon in its pride of light has cozened all the world . 908 Look where the moon rises , painting as it were the courtyard of the sky with sandalpaste , its shape like to a section cut from the white tusk of Indra's elephant . With its ...
... moon in its pride of light has cozened all the world . 908 Look where the moon rises , painting as it were the courtyard of the sky with sandalpaste , its shape like to a section cut from the white tusk of Indra's elephant . With its ...
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... When the lotus recognized him by his chill and turned her face away , the moon's old love , the lily , laughed and turned him pale with shame . RĀJASEKHARA [ HANUMANNĀTAKA ] 927 " The moon pours milk down in a thousand 203 Sec . 29 ] The ...
... When the lotus recognized him by his chill and turned her face away , the moon's old love , the lily , laughed and turned him pale with shame . RĀJASEKHARA [ HANUMANNĀTAKA ] 927 " The moon pours milk down in a thousand 203 Sec . 29 ] The ...
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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