The projected list of Clay Sanskrit Library volumes will include all books of the two Indian epics: the Ramáyana and the Maha·bhárata, as well as a rich selection of classical Indian literature (Kāvya). Each volume provides a fresh translation with facing-page edition of the original.
Ramáyana (Rāmāyaṇa) by Vālmīki
VI: War (two volumes) (Yuddhakāṇḍa) by Vālmīki
Robert P. Goldman & Sally J. Sutherland Goldman
VII: The Final Chapter (Uttarakāṇḍa) by Vālmīki
Sally J. Sutherland Goldman
Maha·bhárata (Mahābhārata)
To be published in its entirety, the Maha·bhárata will fill thirty-two CSL volumes. Books in preparation include:
I: The Beginning (volume one of three) (Ādiparvan)
Adam Bowles
I: The Beginning (volume two of three) (Ādiparvan)
Paul Wilmot
I: The Beginning (volume three of three) (Ādiparvan)
Simon Brodbeck
III: The Forest (volume one of four) (Vanaparvan)
William J. Johnson
III: The Forest (volume two of four) (Vanaparvan)
Justin Meiland
III: The Forest (volume three of four) Cantos 3.273-3.315 (Vanaparvan)
VII: Drona (volumes three to four of four) (Droṇaparvan)
Vaughan Pilikian
XII Peace (volumes one & two of five) (Śāntiparvan)
Kate Crosby
XII: Peace: “The Book of Liberation” (volumes four to five of five) (Śāntiparvan, Mokṣadharma)
Alexander Wynne
XIII: Good Counsel (three volumes) (Anuśāsanaparvan)
Andrew Skilton
XIV: The Horse Sacrifice (Āśvamedhikaparvan)
Greg Bailey
XV-XVIII: Final Departures (Āśramavāsikaparvan, Mausalaparvan, Mahāprasthānikaparvan & Svargārohaṇaparvan)
Tamar Reich
Historical Literature (Kāvya) and Panegyrics
A varied range of classical Indian literature is being translated for an international readership. The selection focuses on drama, poetry and novels.
The Bawd’s Counsel (Kuṭṭanīmata) by Dāmodaragupta
Csaba Dezső & Dominic Goodall
“A Bawd’s Life” and “The Ornamental Onion” (Samayamātṛkā & Palāṇḍumaṇḍana) by Kṣemendra & Harijīvanamiśra
Isabelle Onians
The Deeds of King Harsha (Harṣacarita) by Bāṇa
Robert A. Hueckstedt
The Hunter and the Hero (Kirātārjunīya) by Bhāravi
Indira Peterson
In the Court of King Bhoja (Bhojaprabandha) by Ballāla
Gary Tubb
Lyrical Verse Explained (Gāthāsaptaśatīsāra, Bhāvadīpikā & Dhvanigāthāpañjikā)
Somadeva Vasudeva
Málati and Mádhava (Mālatīmādhava) by Bhavabhūti
Michael Coulson
The Magical Vine of the Bodhi·sattva’s Many Lives (Bodhisattvāvadānakalpalatā) by Kṣemendra
Isabelle Onians
Moonlight of Glory (Kīrttikaumudī) by Someśvaradeva
Somadeva Vasudeva
Nava·sahasánka and the Serpent Princess (Navasāhasāṅkacarita) by Padmagupta
Somadeva Vasudeva
The Ocean of the Rivers of Story (volume three to seven of seven) (Kathāsaritsāgara) by Somadeva
Sir James Mallinson
The Parrot’s Seventy Tales (Śukasaptati) by Cintāmaṇi Bhaṭṭa
Csaba Dezső
Princess Kadámbari (volumes two and three of three) (Kādambarī) by Bāṇa
David Smith
Raghu’s Lineage (two volumes) (Raghuvaṃśa) by Kālidāsa
Dominic Goodall & Harunaga Isaacson
The Slaying of Shishu·pala (Śiśupālavadha) by Māgha
Paul Dundas
Triumph of Shiva (Haravijaya) by Ratnākara
David Smith
Twenty-four Chronicles (two volumes) (Caturviṃśatiprabandha) by Merutuṅga
Somadeva Vasudeva