Sanskrit Poetry From Vidyakara's Treasury
In 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...
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In 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 interseted in this multifaceted and elegant tradition.New York Times Book ReviewElegant and sophisticated poetry...this is a superb work.
General Introduction1The Buddha and the Bodhisattvas51Siva55Siva's Household67Visnu74The Sun86Spring88Summer95The Rains99Autumn106Early Winter111Late Winter114Kama118Adolescence121Young Women128The Blossoming of Love138Words of the Female Messenger147Love in Enjoyment151The Evidence of Consummation160The Woman Offended164The Lady Parted from Her Lover175The Lover Separated from His Mistress180The Wanton186The Lady's Expression of Anger at Her Messenger191The Lamp193Sunset194Darkness198The Moon200Dawn206Midday209Fame211Allegorical Epigrams215Breezes229Characterizations232Greatness242Good Men245Villains251Poverty and Misers256Substantiations260Flattery of Kings267Discouragement273Old Age281The Cremation Ground282The Hero285Inscriptional Panegyrics290Mountains293Peace297Miscellaneous305Praise of Poets312AppPunning Verses319A Note on the Pronunciation of Sanskrit Words327References329Index of Authors333General Index337
\ New York Times Book ReviewElegant and sophisticated poetry...this is a superb work.\ \ \ \ \ \ PoetryThese flowering—seemingly easy—translations are delightful to read...'Blossoming of Love,' 'Love in Enjoyment,' and a few others, celebrate sex play that is sensuous and ecstatic, yet not lacking artistry and taste...'Characterizations,' 'Old Age,' 'the Hero,' various gods—on and on, there is an inexhaustible variety of subject, style, and tone...One is particularly grateful to Professor Ingalls for proving that it is delightful poetry even in translation...[He] carefully introduces Sanskrit poetry, as to form, metrics, imagery, poetics in general, so that one guesses the power and elegance possible in a tradition so subtly analyzed by its critics.\ \ \
