Sanskrit poetry : from Vidyākara's treasury / translated by Daniel H. H. Ingalls.

By:

Vidyākara

Contributor(s):

Ingalls, Daniel Henry Holmes

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2000.Description: x, 346 p. : port. ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0674788656 (pbk.)
9780674788657 (pbk.)
0674788559 (cloth)
9780674788558 (cloth)

Uniform titles:

Subhāṣitaratnakoṣa. English

Subject(s):

Sanskrit poetry -- Translations into English

DDC classification:

891.21 SAN 23 007952

Online resources:

Table of contents

Contents:

The buddha and the bodhisattvas -- Siva -- Siva's household -- Visnu -- The sun -- Spring -- Summer -- The rains -- Autumn -- Early winter -- Late winter -- Kama -- Adolescence -- Young women -- The blossoming of love -- Words of the female messenger -- Love in enjoyment -- The evidence of consummation -- The women offended -- The lady parted for her lover -- The lover separated from his mistress -- The wanton -- The lady's expression of anger at her messenger -- The lamp -- Sunset -- Darkness -- The moon -- Dawn -- Midday -- Fame -- Allegorical epigrams -- Breezes -- Characterizations -- Greatness -- Good men -- Villains -- Poverty and misers -- Substantiations -- Flattery of kings -- Discouragement -- Old age -- The cremation ground -- The hero -- Inscription panegyrics -- Mountains -- Peace -- Miscellaneous -- Praise of poets.

Summary: In this collection of Sanskrit verse, the late Daniel Ingalls provides English readers with poetry from the anthology of an 11th-century Buddhist scholar. Althought the style of poetry presented here originated at the royal courts, the book shows how it was adapted to all aspects of life.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	891.21 SAN 007952 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		007952

A brief version of Ingalls' translation of Subhāṣitaratnakoṣa published as Harvard oriental series, v. 44 under title: An anthology of Sanskrit court poetry.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-331) and indexes.

The buddha and the bodhisattvas --
Siva --
Siva's household --
Visnu --
The sun --
Spring --
Summer --
The rains --
Autumn --
Early winter --
Late winter --
Kama --
Adolescence --
Young women --
The blossoming of love --
Words of the female messenger --
Love in enjoyment --
The evidence of consummation --
The women offended --
The lady parted for her lover --
The lover separated from his mistress --
The wanton --
The lady's expression of anger at her messenger --
The lamp --
Sunset --
Darkness --
The moon --
Dawn --
Midday --
Fame --
Allegorical epigrams --
Breezes --
Characterizations --
Greatness --
Good men --
Villains --
Poverty and misers --
Substantiations --
Flattery of kings --
Discouragement --
Old age --
The cremation ground --
The hero --
Inscription panegyrics --
Mountains --
Peace --
Miscellaneous --
Praise of poets.

In this collection of Sanskrit verse, the late Daniel Ingalls provides English readers with poetry from the anthology of an 11th-century Buddhist scholar. Althought the style of poetry presented here originated at the royal courts, the book shows how it was adapted to all aspects of life.

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Sanskrit poetry : from Vidyākara's treasury /​ translated by Daniel H. H. Ingalls.

Sanskrit poetry : from Vidyākara's treasury / translated by Daniel H. H. Ingalls.