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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... elephant.8 The figure of speech is the double simile : Vala courageous as a lion and Veņudāri mad as an elephant . The suggestion is something else , some- thing which derives from these similes . The suggestion is that Vala will ...
... elephant.8 The figure of speech is the double simile : Vala courageous as a lion and Veņudāri mad as an elephant . The suggestion is something else , some- thing which derives from these similes . The suggestion is that Vala will ...
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... elephant in combat ( cf. Rāmāyaṇa 6.101.53 ; 6.109.10 ) , and the poets are prone to laugh at the elephant for his Dutch courage when faced with the lion ( 1072 ) . The lion , as king of beasts , regularly suggests the king of men . He ...
... elephant in combat ( cf. Rāmāyaṇa 6.101.53 ; 6.109.10 ) , and the poets are prone to laugh at the elephant for his Dutch courage when faced with the lion ( 1072 ) . The lion , as king of beasts , regularly suggests the king of men . He ...
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... elephant , v . 1161 ; defeated by lion in battle , 217 ; elephant - headed god , see Gaṇeśa ; habitat in Vindhyas , 294 ; ichor , 218 ; in allegorical epi- grams , 217 ; rut of elephants , 217-218 Eliot , T. S. , 11 Ellora , 76 emotion ...
... elephant , v . 1161 ; defeated by lion in battle , 217 ; elephant - headed god , see Gaṇeśa ; habitat in Vindhyas , 294 ; ichor , 218 ; in allegorical epi- grams , 217 ; rut of elephants , 217-218 Eliot , T. S. , 11 Ellora , 76 emotion ...
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THE ANTHOLOGY | 9 |
13 The Buddha and the Bodhisattvas | 51 |
Śiva | 55 |
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