Subhāshitāvali : an anthology of comic, erotic and other verse

Author(s)

• Haksar, A. N. D.

Bibliographic Information

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

Note

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

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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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Details

• NCID: BB10963461
• ISBN:
  • 9780143101369
• LCCN: 2007393086
• Country Code: ii
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: san
• Place of Publication: New Delhi
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 192 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : MLCS 2007/00621 (P)
  • LCC : PK4474
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Humorous poetry, Sanskrit -- Translations into English
  • LCSH : Erotic poetry, Sanskrit -- Translations into English
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646
  • BA24098568