Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 daysAuthor: A. N. D. HaksarTranslator(s)/ Edito: A. N. D. HaksarPublisher: PenguinYear: 2007Language: EnglishPages: 192ISBN/UPC (if available): 0143101366 DescriptionThe subhashita verse is a popular feature of Sanskrit literature. Composed in isolation or as part of a larger work, it is essentially a miniature poem which encapsulates a complete thought, mood or image in a single stanza. These verse epigrams have a wide range of themes.This selection from the Subhashitavali, 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. These verses of jollity and wit, ribaldry and bawdiness, snide sarcasm and wry comment showcase the fact that Sanskrit literature, generally perceived as staid and serious, can also be flippant and fun.ContentsIntroductionPrologue1. Salutations2. Blessings3. Poets and poetry4. Good people 5. Villains6. Niggardliness7. Nobility8. Allegories from Nature9. Allegories form the Animal World10. Allegories Miscellany11. Love in Separation 12. Friends and Go-betweens13. Beautiful Women14. Pride and Placation15. The Seasons16. Nightfall17. Carousals18. Love in Union19. Miscellaneous Verses;120. The Heroic Mode21. Humour and satire22. Pen Pictures23. Verses of Flattery24. Verses of Counsel25. On Dharma26. The Iron Age of Kali27. The power of Past Deeds28. Fate29. Times of Trouble 30. On Being a Servant31. Cravings32. Transience33. Derision of Lust34. Regrets35. Aspiration36. Miscellaneous Verses:237. PrayersThe PoetsNotes
