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Clay Sanskrit Library: Mahabharata
15-volume Set
Inbunden, 2009
3404 kr
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Epic: Maha·bhárata The Maha·bhárata tells the tale of the epic battle between the Pándavas and the Káuravas for the thrown. It begins with the famous game of dice between the Pándavas and the Káuravas, which sets the scene for the war that will lie at the center of the Maha·bhárata epic. But even …
What Ten Young Men Did
Av Dandin
Inbunden, 2005
346 kr
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Each of the ten princes has several adventures on his quest to be reunited with the crown-prince. Variegated violence and sorcery figure in their exploits, but love affairs are even more prominent. Commentators have lambasted Dandin's heroes for their antiheroic, apparently random, escapades, while …
Little Clay Cart
Inbunden, 2009
346 kr
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The "Little Clay Cart" is, for Sanskrit theatre, atypically romantic, funny, and thrilling. This most human of Sanskrit plays is Shakespearian in its skilful drawing of characters and in the plot's direct clarity. One of the earliest Sanskrit dramas, "Little Clay Cart" was created in South India, …
Rakshasa's Ring
Inbunden, 2005
314 kr
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The aristocrat who wrote this vigorous political play eschewed sentimentality in favor of realistic characterization and forceful action. It is 316 BCE, one year after Chandra·gupta Maurya, aided by his subtle minister Chánakya, has seized the kingdom of Mágadha from the last king of the Nanda …
Handsome Nanda
Inbunden, 2007
314 kr
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Nanda has it all: youth, money, good looks and a kittenish wife who fulfills his sexual and emotional needs. He also has the Buddha, a dispassionate man of immense insight and self-containment, for an older brother. When Nanda is made a reluctant recruit to the Buddha's order of monks, he is forced …
Mahabharata Book Six (Volume 1)
Bhishma
Inbunden, 2008
273 kr
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"Bhishma," the sixth book of the eighteen-book epic The Maha•bhárata, narrates the first ten days of the great war between the Káuravas and the Pándavas. This first volume covers four days from the beginning of the great battle and includes the famous "Bhágavad•gita ("The Song of the Lord"), …
Mahabharata Book Six (Volume 2)
Bhisma
Inbunden, 2009
287 kr
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This second half of Bhishma describes the events from the beginning of the fifth day till the end of the tenth of the great battle between the Káuravas and the Pándavas. Despite grandfather Bhishma's appeal to conclude peace with the Pándavas, Duryódhana continues the bloody battle. …
Mahabharata Books Ten and Eleven
"Dead of Night" and "the Women"
Inbunden, 2009
273 kr
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The great war of the Maha bharata is over. Or is it? This is a single extended family wracked in conflict. Both sides succumbed to treachery. Ashva tthaman, the young leader of the three survivors on the losing side, is incensed at his father's murder. He returns after dark to the now sleeping …
Complete Clay Sanskrit Library
56-volume Set
Inbunden, 2009
13010 kr
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Finally, the ancient gems of classical Sanskrit literature are available to a wide audience. This literature combines great beauty, enormous variety, and more than 3,000 years of continuous history and development. The Clay Sanskrit Library makes everything easier for any reader: the Sanskrit text, …
Clay Sanskrit Library: Ramayana
5-volume Set
Inbunden, 2009
1001 kr
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The Ramáyana epic centers around Rama, the crown prince of the city of Ayódhya, providing a profound meditation on the paradox of the hero as both human and divine. After rescuing a sage from persecution by demons. Rama attends a tournament in the neighboring city of Míthila where he wins the prize …
Clay Sanskrit Library: Religion
10-volume Set
Inbunden, 2009
2018 kr
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ReligionA diverse set, the religion set includes works from the biographical narratives of Buddha and stories of his past rebirths, to the lyrical account of love affair between gods, to a play that satirized religions to make a laughingstock of their followers and their tenets. Included in this …
Clay Sanskrit Library: Poetry
9-volume Set
Inbunden, 2009
2091 kr
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Including poetry whose masterful artistry addresses themes such as love, Indian epic and religion with as much aesthetic appeal as thematic, the poetry included in this set contains the poetry of well-known poets such as Vedánta Déshika while giving a voice to the work of other important writers …
Clay Sanskrit Library: Plays
8-volume Set
Inbunden, 2009
1821 kr
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This set of plays provides an array of Sanskrit drama and satire, with plots that vary from the "strikingly Shakespearian" (as H. H. Wilson described it ) "Little Clay Cart" to a dramatization of and amendment to the "Ramáyana" in "Rama's Last Act." In addition to its scope of genre, the set covers …
Clay Sanskrit Library: Story Collections, Tales, Fables
9-volume Set
Inbunden, 2009
2052 kr
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Adventure, conquest, romance, comedy, suspense, and tragedy are just a few of the themes woven together by the range of styles represented in this set of classical Sanskrit literature. The set brings together classics like the Aesop's fables which originated in Vishnu·sharman's "Five Discourses on …
Quartet of Causeries
Av Shyamilaka, Vara-ruchi m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
330 kr
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The Quartet of Causeries have been handed down as a collection of the most ancient monologue farces in classical Sanskrit. Though stylistically divergent, they share a common plot: the hero is an inept, bungling procurer, who mismanages his client's love-affairs to an unexpectedly successful …
Much Ado About Religion
Av Bhatta Jayanta, Csaba Dezsö
Inbunden, 2005
314 kr
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This play satirizes various religions in Kashmir and their place in the politics of King Shankaravarman (883902). The leading character is a young and dynamic orthodox graduate, whose career starts as a glorious campaign against the heretic Buddhists, Jains, and other antisocial sects. By the end …
Lady of the Jewel Necklace & the Lady Who Shows Her Love
Av Harsha
Inbunden, 2007
330 kr
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King Harsha, who reigned over the kingdom of Kanauj from 606 to 647 CE, composed two Sanskrit plays about the mythical figures of King Udayana, his queen, Vásava·datta, and two of his co-wives. The plays abound in mistaken identities, both political and erotic. The characters masquerade as one …
Epitome of Queen Lilavati (Volume 1)
Inbunden, 2005
330 kr
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The Epitome of Queen Lilávati tells the stories of the lives of a group of souls as they pass through a series of embodiments on their way to final liberation from the continual cycle of death and rebirth. Told as a means to promote the non-violent ethic of Jainism, it abounds in memorable …
Epitome of Queen Lilavati (Volume 2)
Inbunden, 2006
330 kr
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The second volume of Jina·ratna's thirteenth-century The Epitome of Queen Lilávati completes his story. Embodied souls undergo all too human adventures in a succession of lives, as they advance to final release. The primary purpose of Jain narrative literature was to edify lay people through …
Bhatti's Poem: the Death of Ravana
Inbunden, 2009
330 kr
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To the dry bones of grammar Bhatti gave juicy flesh in his poem, telling the greatest Indian story in elegant Sanskrit. Composed in the fourth century CE, in South India, "Bhatti's Poem: The Death of Rávana" is both a poetic retelling of Rama's adventures, and a compendium of grammatical and …
Ramayana Book One
Boyhood
Av Valmiki
Inbunden, 2005
273 kr
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One of the great national epics of India that blends poetry and adventure to tell the origin story of the hero RamaRama, the crown prince of the City of Ayodhya, is a model son and warrior. He is sent by his father the king to rescue a sage from persecution by demons, but must first kill a fearsome …
Ramayana Book Five
Sundara
Av Valmiki
Inbunden, 2006
287 kr
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The fifth and most popular book of the Ramáyana of Valmíki, Súndara recounts the adventures of the monkey hero Hánuman leaping across the ocean to the island citadel of Lanka. Once there, he scours the city for the abducted Princess Sita. The poet vividly describes the opulence of the court of the …
Mahabharata Book Four
Viráta
Inbunden, 2007
287 kr
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The Book of Viráta details the Pándavas' 13th year in exile, when they live disguised in King Viráta's court. They suffer the humiliation of becoming servants; a topic explored both through comedy and pathos. Having maintained their disguise until the very end of the year, then their troubles …
Mahabharata Book Five (Volume 1)
Preparations for War
Inbunden, 2008
301 kr
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The Pándavas believe they have completed the terms of their exile, though Duryódhana claims that they did not live unknown for the full thirteenth year, since Árjuna was recognized in the battle at the end of the preceding book, Viráta. While the Pándavas and Kurus make their preparations for war …
Mahabharata Book Five (Volume 2)
Preparations for War
Inbunden, 2008
287 kr
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"The books line up on my shelf like bright Bodhisattvas ready to take tough questions or keep quiet company. They stake out a vast territory, with works from two millennia in multiple genres: aphorism, lyric, epic, theater, and romance." Willis G. Regier, The Chronicle Review"No effort has been …
Seven Hundred Elegant Verses
Av Govardhana
Inbunden, 2009
314 kr
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When Go·várdhana composed his "Seven Hundred Elegant Verses" in Sanskrit in the twelfth century CE, the title suggested 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 sets of poems …
Birth of Kumara
Av Kali dasa
Inbunden, 2005
314 kr
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This court epic describes events leading up to the birth of Kumára, the war god who will defeat the demon Táraka. The gods try to use Kama, the Indian Cupid, to make the ascetic god Shiva fall in love with the daughter of the Himalaya mountain. Kama fails, and is burnt to ashes by the angry Shiva. …
How the Nagas Were Pleased by Harsha & the Shattered Thighs by Bhasa
Inbunden, 2009
314 kr
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Two tragic plays that break the rules: both show the hero dying on stage, a scenario forbidden in Sanskrit dramaturgy. King Harsha's play, composed in the seventh century, re-examines the Buddhist tale of a magician prince who makes the ultimate sacrifice to save a hostage snake (naga). The …
Gita Govinda
Love Songs of Radha and Krishna
Av Jayadeva
Inbunden, 2009
298 kr
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Jayadeva's Gitagovínda is a lyrical account of the illicit springtime love affair of Krishna and Radha, a god and goddess manifesting on earth as a cowherd and milkmaid for the sake of relishing the sweet miseries and rapturous delights of erotic love. The narrative framing their bucolic songs was …
Princess Kadambari
Av Bana
Inbunden, 2009
330 kr
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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 …
