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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... tree [ Butea frondosa ; Sanskrit , kimśuka ] ( 156 , 157 , 167 , 189 ) is perhaps the most strikingly beautiful of all Indian trees and plants . Its scarlet flowers , which sometimes appear before the leaves are fully grown ...
... tree [ Butea frondosa ; Sanskrit , kimśuka ] ( 156 , 157 , 167 , 189 ) is perhaps the most strikingly beautiful of all Indian trees and plants . Its scarlet flowers , which sometimes appear before the leaves are fully grown ...
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... trees which you have cut . But what now will the travelers do , fainting from heat in this unshaded desert ? 1042 Some trees are so ungrateful that , desiring better cover , they one by one discard the leaves that bore the brunt of ...
... trees which you have cut . But what now will the travelers do , fainting from heat in this unshaded desert ? 1042 Some trees are so ungrateful that , desiring better cover , they one by one discard the leaves that bore the brunt of ...
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... trees and its forests sometimes completely silent and sometimes resounding with the cries of wild beasts . Two verses , both on the Vindhyas , are without mythological refer- ence ( 1587 , 1588 ) . Both speak of the Vindhya elephants ...
... trees and its forests sometimes completely silent and sometimes resounding with the cries of wild beasts . Two verses , both on the Vindhyas , are without mythological refer- ence ( 1587 , 1588 ) . Both speak of the Vindhya elephants ...
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