An Anthology of Sanskrit Court Poetry: Vidyākara’s “Subhāṣitaratnakoṣa” (Harvard Oriental Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674039505 ISBN 13: 9780674039506

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1965

Synopsis

The stylistic difficulties of Sanskrit court verse and its boldness in dealing with love have hitherto prevented the translation of any of the great Sanskrit anthologies. Daniel Ingalls presents a vivid and unpedantic rendering of the 1739 verses found in the recently discovered anthology of Vidyākara. Separate essays are provided on the style and conventions of the poetry in each of the 50 sections of the collection, while the introduction gives the first general criticism by a Western scholar of the techniques and aims of Classical Sanskrit poetry. The notes offer a wealth of information on Sanskrit style and literature and on Indian antiquities.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The first edition of this anthology of Sanskrit court poetry was prepared shortly before the year 1100 of our era by a Buddhist scholar named Vidyakara, who drew for his purpose on what must have been a large library housed in the monastery of Jagaddala.It was from photographs of these two manuscripts that D. D. Kosambi and V. V. Gokhale were able to edit the Sanskrit text of Vidyakara's anthology as Volume 42 of the Harvard Oriental Series in 1957.

About the Author:

Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls, Sr., was Wales Professor of Sanskrit, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1965
• ISBN 10: 0674039505
• ISBN 13: 9780674039506
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 621