Volumes Published Aug 2009
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Click on the titles for more information about each volume. Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives (volume two of two)Āryaśūra
Justin Meiland In this second volume of the “Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives,” Arya·shura applies his elegant literary skill toward composing fourteen further stories that depict the Buddha’s quest for enlightenment in his former lives. Here the perfection of forbearance becomes the dominant theme, as the future Buddha suffers mutilations from the wicked... more » Málavika and Agni·mitraKālidāsa
Dániel Balogh & Eszter Somogyi While the other works of Kali·dasa are populated by supernatural beings and larger-than-life people, “Málavika and Agni·mitra” derives its plot from history and features thoroughly mortal characters. Its somewhat frivolous subject may have been the reason why it is sometimes considered to be the least significant of the author’s three dramas.... more » Maha·bhárata VII: Drona (volume two of four)
Vaughan Pilikian Volume Two of ‘Drona’ begins in the aftermath of tragedy. As evening falls, Árjuna journeys wearily back to camp and is greeted by the ashen faces of his brothers. Before they speak, he guesses the worst. And the worst is right: his son Abhimányu is dead. Árjuna is inconsolable. Insensible with rage,... more » Maha·bhárata X-XI: Dead of Night & The Women
Kate Crosby Three exhausted warriors return to their camp, stunned to find it overrun by their enemies. Their fellow soldiers all lie dead. The sound of their enemies, the five sons of Pandu and their allies the Panchálas, crowing mercilessly in jubilation, assaults their ears. The great war of the “Maha·bhárata” is over.... more » Princess Kadámbari (volume one of three)Bāṇa
David Smith No Sanskrit poet is more interesting, original, or greater than Bana. His prose poem “Princess Kadámbari” is his supreme achievement. His patron, King Harsha, ruled much of northern India from 606 to 647 CE from his capital at Kannauj. “Princess Kadámbari,” a work of fiction set in keenly observed royal courts, has... more » The Rise of Wisdom MoonKṛṣṇamiśra
Matthew Kapstein Foreword by J.N. Mohanty “The Rise of Wisdom Moon” (Prabodhacandrodaya) was composed during the mid-eleventh century by Krishna·mishra, an otherwise unknown poet in the service of the Chandella dynasty, whose cultural and religious capital was Khajuraho. The early popularity of Krishna·mishra’s work led to its frequent translation into the vernaculars of both North and... more » Seven Hundred Elegant VersesGovardhana
Friedhelm Hardy When Go·várdhana composed his “Seven Hundred Elegant Verses” in Sanskrit in the twelfth century CE, the very title suggested to an educated Indian audience that this was a response to the 700 verses in the more demotic Prakrit language traditionally attributed to King Hala, composed almost a thousand years earlier. Both... more » |
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