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 interested in this multifaceted and elegant tradition. |
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... English for the most part have been made by English - speakers who were strangers to poetry or by Indians who were strangers to English . From them one may see that Sanskrit poets were interested in sex , mythology , and puzzles , but ...
... English for the most part have been made by English - speakers who were strangers to poetry or by Indians who were strangers to English . From them one may see that Sanskrit poets were interested in sex , mythology , and puzzles , but ...
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... English - differ chiefly in sound and etymology . They are not bound to a particular social or emotional situation . Thus , veśman is literally the place where one enters , sadman the place where one sits down , vastya the place where ...
... English - differ chiefly in sound and etymology . They are not bound to a particular social or emotional situation . Thus , veśman is literally the place where one enters , sadman the place where one sits down , vastya the place where ...
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... English , sets the mind to inquiry along two paths . How did the divergence come about ? And how can one achieve ... English . While it is usually clear from context or analogy whether the personal or impersonal is predominant , the ...
... English , sets the mind to inquiry along two paths . How did the divergence come about ? And how can one achieve ... English . While it is usually clear from context or analogy whether the personal or impersonal is predominant , the ...
Contents
THE ANTHOLOGY | 9 |
13 The Buddha and the Bodhisattvas | 51 |
Śiva | 55 |
Copyright | |
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anthology appear arms authors bear beauty BHARTṚHARI BHAVABHŪTI body breasts brings called century charming cheek close clouds COLLECTION comes critics dance darkness delight described descriptions drops earth effect elephant emotion English epigram example eyes face fall fear fire flame flowers fruit furnish girl give glance gods grow hair half hand head heart HITOPADESA Indian king language leaves limbs literature live looks lotus lover means mistress mood moon mountain nature never night once opening original play poetry poets praise present rain RĀJASEKHARA refer rest rising Sanskrit Sanskrit poetry Section separation Śiva sleep sometimes speak speech spring suggestion sweet taste tears traveler trees turn universe verses virtue wife wind woman women young