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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... Centuries attributed to the grammarian and philosopher Bhartṛhari : The Century of Worldly Wisdom , The Century of Love , and The Century of Renunciation . These collections are preserved in literally hundreds of manuscripts , the ...
... Centuries attributed to the grammarian and philosopher Bhartṛhari : The Century of Worldly Wisdom , The Century of Love , and The Century of Renunciation . These collections are preserved in literally hundreds of manuscripts , the ...
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... Century of Peace . Of the 104 verses of that collection which Schönfeld regarded as genuine , Vidyākara quotes 34 , giving all of them without ascription . The second stanza of Śilhana's Century says clearly that " Śilhaṇa made ...
... Century of Peace . Of the 104 verses of that collection which Schönfeld regarded as genuine , Vidyākara quotes 34 , giving all of them without ascription . The second stanza of Śilhana's Century says clearly that " Śilhaṇa made ...
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Vidyākara. and eighth centuries . 33 Vidyākara has taken approximately one third of the Century into his own collection . Of less famous verse - sequences Vidyākara quotes sparingly from Mayura's Century in Praise of the Sun ...
Vidyākara. and eighth centuries . 33 Vidyākara has taken approximately one third of the Century into his own collection . Of less famous verse - sequences Vidyākara quotes sparingly from Mayura's Century in Praise of the Sun ...
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