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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... ornament ( alamkāra ) . But neither of these is the soul of poetry . In the analysis of poetic figures of speech ( alaṇkāra ) the Sanskrit critics surpass the Greeks and Romans . They surpass them not only in subtlety but also , as it ...
... ornament ( alamkāra ) . But neither of these is the soul of poetry . In the analysis of poetic figures of speech ( alaṇkāra ) the Sanskrit critics surpass the Greeks and Romans . They surpass them not only in subtlety but also , as it ...
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... ornament the earth . 1241 " Is he one of us or is he an outsider ” - so ask small - minded men . Those of noble mind take the whole world for family . [ SABDĀRŅAVA ] [ THE PAÑCATANTRA , HITOPADEŚA , ETC. ] 1242 They who are calm when ...
... ornament the earth . 1241 " Is he one of us or is he an outsider ” - so ask small - minded men . Those of noble mind take the whole world for family . [ SABDĀRŅAVA ] [ THE PAÑCATANTRA , HITOPADEŚA , ETC. ] 1242 They who are calm when ...
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... ornaments ; for garlands they wear wildflowers and clothe their swelling loins with birchbark from the woods ; their breasts they ornament with liquid mineral found on the Vindhya slope . And thus they spend the days playing with baby ...
... ornaments ; for garlands they wear wildflowers and clothe their swelling loins with birchbark from the woods ; their breasts they ornament with liquid mineral found on the Vindhya slope . And thus they spend the days playing with baby ...
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