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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... hand from older ( Vedic and Epic ) and on the other hand from more popular and less regularized varieties of the same tongue . Sanskrit proper or Classical Sanskrit was firmly established by Patanjali's time , nor has its grammar been ...
... hand from older ( Vedic and Epic ) and on the other hand from more popular and less regularized varieties of the same tongue . Sanskrit proper or Classical Sanskrit was firmly established by Patanjali's time , nor has its grammar been ...
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... hand , a suggestion may give rise to a trope , as in the following from Kālidāsa : In the southland the glory even of the sun grows dim . In that very land the Pandyas could not bear the glory of Raghu.9 When the sun travels south in ...
... hand , a suggestion may give rise to a trope , as in the following from Kālidāsa : In the southland the glory even of the sun grows dim . In that very land the Pandyas could not bear the glory of Raghu.9 When the sun travels south in ...
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... hand ; a wave of tears o'erflows her eye while the soft sad note of love swells in her throat . That bright splendor that once did flourish greatly on her limbs and gave them loveliness has been reduced to legend by the pallor born of ...
... hand ; a wave of tears o'erflows her eye while the soft sad note of love swells in her throat . That bright splendor that once did flourish greatly on her limbs and gave them loveliness has been reduced to legend by the pallor born of ...
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