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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... ocean . The verse is built up by miniature brush strokes : the horses bending their necks as they go downhill , the plumes falling forward , and the yoke riding high from the steep descent . The miniature strokes are fitted like gems ...
... ocean . The verse is built up by miniature brush strokes : the horses bending their necks as they go downhill , the plumes falling forward , and the yoke riding high from the steep descent . The miniature strokes are fitted like gems ...
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... ocean . They took Mount Mandara for churning stick , transported it to the ocean where they turned it upside down , placing the tip on the back of the tor- toise who supports the world , who to the Vaisnavas was an incarnation of Vişņu ...
... ocean . They took Mount Mandara for churning stick , transported it to the ocean where they turned it upside down , placing the tip on the back of the tor- toise who supports the world , who to the Vaisnavas was an incarnation of Vişņu ...
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... ocean , sun , and moon also serve its purpose . Frequently in these epigrams the same moral is drawn from different objects . Thus , the same moral is taught by the sandalwood tree that harbors a serpent ( 1078 ) and by the ocean that ...
... ocean , sun , and moon also serve its purpose . Frequently in these epigrams the same moral is drawn from different objects . Thus , the same moral is taught by the sandalwood tree that harbors a serpent ( 1078 ) and by the ocean that ...
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