Subhāshitāvali : an anthology of comic, erotic and other verse

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Subhāshitāvali : an anthology of comic, erotic and other verse

selected and translated from the Sanskrit by A.N.D. Haksar

(Penguin classics)(A Penguin original, . Poetry/translation)

Penguin Books, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-192)

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A tapestry of miniature verses from classical Sanskrit. This selection from the Subhâshitâvali, a celebrated verse anthology compiled by Vallabhadeva in c. fifteenth-century Kashmir, offers a rich variety of erotic poetry and a wealth of lyrical and gnomic verse. One section is given to earthy humour and cynical satire seldom available in English renditions. Also included are invocations and allegories, panegyrics and pen-pictures, sage observations and stark musings. The sweep of these verses is matched by the eclectic array of contributors-from illustrious poets like Vyasa and Valmiki, Kalidasa and Bana to others now mostly forgotten.

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