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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... wind , friend of Love , from Malabar sends greetings and this message : " I have arrived within the wood , delighting bees and cuckoos , and I now invite you with your mistresses to join me . " 171 Within the wood the cuckoos charm the ...
... wind , friend of Love , from Malabar sends greetings and this message : " I have arrived within the wood , delighting bees and cuckoos , and I now invite you with your mistresses to join me . " 171 Within the wood the cuckoos charm the ...
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... wind no longer bears the pollen , fallen motionless and bright as orpiment about the petals ' base ; at dawn , the bees within the waterlily calyxes sip frost together with their honey , worthless from its tastelessness . 296 The wind ...
... wind no longer bears the pollen , fallen motionless and bright as orpiment about the petals ' base ; at dawn , the bees within the waterlily calyxes sip frost together with their honey , worthless from its tastelessness . 296 The wind ...
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... wind scatters the hemp and makes the body shiver with its drops of sleet ; travelers , quarreling in empty argument , huddle about the public fire . 316 The mustard sways with branchlets weighed down by spike - shaped pods ; children ...
... wind scatters the hemp and makes the body shiver with its drops of sleet ; travelers , quarreling in empty argument , huddle about the public fire . 316 The mustard sways with branchlets weighed down by spike - shaped pods ; children ...
Contents
THE ANTHOLOGY | 9 |
13 The Buddha and the Bodhisattvas | 51 |
Śiva | 55 |
Copyright | |
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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