A treasury of Sanskrit poetry: in English translation

Foreword......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Contents......Page 14
Introduction......Page 24
1. Ushas: The Dawn (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 30
2. Hymn of Creation (R.T.H. Griffith)......Page 31
4. Night (A.L. Basham)......Page 32
5. The Dawn (Jean Le Mée)......Page 33
6. The Sun (Jean Le Mée)......Page 34
7. Indra (A.L. Basham)......Page 36
8. Aranyāni: Forest Spirit (A.L. Basham)......Page 38
9. Pushan (Romesh Dutt)......Page 39
10. The Gambler (A.L. Basham)......Page 40
11. Thoughts (Jean Le Mée)......Page 42
12. Soma (R.T.H. Griffith)......Page 43
13. Earth, the Mother (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 44
The Upanishads......Page 46
17. The One Essential (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 47
18. Tree and Man (Robert Ernest Hume)......Page 48
19. The Hymn of Sweetness (Swami Vivekananda)......Page 49
21. Learn and Teach (Shree Purohit Swami and W.B. Yeats)......Page 50
22. Two Birds (A.K. Ramanujan)......Page 51
23. The Humiliation of Draupadi (Romesh Dutt)......Page 52
24. Death of Abhimanyu (Romesh Dutt)......Page 57
25. Oblation to Kama (Romesh Dutt)......Page 59
26. The Mother to Her Son (Romesh Dutt)......Page 62
27. The Bridal of Damayanti (Sir M. Monier Williams)......Page 63
28. Savitri and the God of Death (Sir Edwin Arnold)......Page 65
29. The Sorrow of Arjuna (Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood)......Page 71
30. The Vision (Sir Edwin Arnold)......Page 73
31. Rama and Sita (Sri Aurobindo)......Page 74
32. Sita's Vow (Romesh Dutt)......Page 76
33. City in Mourning (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 78
34. The Sandals (Romesh Dutt)......Page 80
35. Winter in Panchavati (Romesh Dutt)......Page 81
36. The Season of Rain (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 83
37. The Aśoka Garden (Romesh Dutt)......Page 86
38. The Great Departure (E.H. Johnston)......Page 88
39. The Leave Taking (E.H. Johnston)......Page 90
40. The Grief of Yaśodharā (E.H. Johnston)......Page 92
41. The Final Penance (E.H. Johnston)......Page 94
42. The Army of Māra (E.H. Johnston)......Page 95
43. The Enlightenment (E.H. Johnston)......Page 96
46. The Magic of Moonlight (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 97
47. End of the Rains (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 98
48. Verses (Arvind Krishna Mehrotra; Edwin Gerow and Peter Dent)......Page 99
49. The Storm (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan; John Brough)......Page 102
50. On Being Poor (John Brough; V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 103
51. Kings (Arthur W. Ryder)......Page 104
52. The Penalty of Virtue (Arthur W. Ryder)......Page 105
54. True Friendship (Arthur W. Ryder)......Page 106
56. Poverty (Arthur W. Ryder)......Page 107
57. Procrastination (Arthur W. Ryder)......Page 108
58. The Yaksha's City (Arthur W. Ryder)......Page 109
59. The Yaksha's Message (Arthur W. Ryder)......Page 110
60. The Bride's Adornment (Chandra Rajan)......Page 113
61. Omens of War (A.L. Basham)......Page 115
62. Advent of Spring and Love (John Brough)......Page 116
63. The Forsaken City (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 119
64. The Pageant of the Seasons (R.S. Pandit)......Page 120
65. Remembrances of Shakuntala (A. Hjalmar Edgren)......Page 122
66. The Search for Urvaśi (David Gitomer)......Page 123
68. Twilight (Sri Aurobindo)......Page 124
69. On Laughter (A.K. Warder)......Page 125
70. Villains (A.K. Warder)......Page 126
71. The Water Sport (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 127
73. In Praise of Good Words (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 128
74. The Carousal (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 129
76. The Island City of Dvārakā (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 130
77. Verses on Life (Sri Aurobindo)......Page 132
78. Verses on Love (Barbara Stoler Miller; A.N.D. Haksar)......Page 133
79. Verses on Renunciation (John Brough)......Page 134
81. Prestige (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 136
82. The Lonely Path (Octavio Paz)......Page 137
85. Autumn Skies (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 138
87. The Traveller at the Well (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 139
88. Forest Fire (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 140
89. The Spread of Fame (A.K. Warder)......Page 141
90. Love Poems (John Brough; W. S. Merwin and J.M. Masson; D.H.H. Ingalls; Pritish Nandy)......Page 142
91. Epigrams (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 146
93. As the Wind Blows (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 147
96. True Strength (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 148
97. In Praise of the Goddess (W. Norman Brown)......Page 149
98. The Shattering of Illusion (Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood)......Page 150
99. The Intolerance of Fate (A.K. Warder)......Page 152
100. The Boatman (A.K. Warder)......Page 153
101. Wickedness (A.K. Warder)......Page 154
102. A Mistress of Arts (A.K. Warder)......Page 155
103. Cattle in the Moon Light (A.K. Warder)......Page 156
105. Great Hearts (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 157
108. Bitter Grief (John Brough)......Page 158
110. Medley of Emotions (A.K. Warder)......Page 159
111. The Proud Poet (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 160
114. Jumna's Bank (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 161
115. Love in the Countryside (W.S. Merwin and J.M. Masson)......Page 162
116. The Harlot's Experience (A.K. Warder)......Page 163
119. The Courtier (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 164
120. The Moon Knows (John Brough)......Page 165
122. The Messenger (P. Lal)......Page 166
123. Pen Pictures (A.K. Warder)......Page 167
125. The Advice (W.S. Merwin and J.M. Masson)......Page 168
126. River of Beauty (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 169
129. Beauty (Octavio Paz)......Page 170
131. Country Scene (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 171
132. Friendship (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 172
134. On Transience (A.N.D. Haksar)......Page 173
136. On Governance (A.N.D. Haksar)......Page 174
137. On Hunger (A.N.D. Haksar)......Page 175
138. Reflections (A.N.D. Haksar)......Page 176
140. The Arrows of Love (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 177
142. Growing Up (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 178
143. The Sacrificial Tree (A.K. Warder)......Page 179
144. The Beggar Unmeritorious (A.K. Warder)......Page 180
145. The Poet's Fame (A.K. Warder)......Page 181
146. Love Recalled (A.K. Warder)......Page 182
148. The Mango Grove (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 183
149. A March through Kerala (A.K. Warder)......Page 184
151. Punḍarīka (W.S. Merwin and J.M. Masson)......Page 185
152. The Merchant's Daughter (A.L. Basham)......Page 186
153. Memories of Love (E. Powys Mathers; Barbara Stoler Miller; Pritish Nandy)......Page 188
154. When the Rains Came (A.K. Warder)......Page 190
155. The Shipwreck (A.K. Warder)......Page 191
156. Song in the Melody Gurjari (Barbara Stoler Miller)......Page 194
157. Song in the Melody Rāmakari (George Keyt)......Page 195
158. Song in the Melody Vasanta (George Keyt)......Page 196
159. The Wise and the Great (A.K. Warder)......Page 198
160. Birds (A.K. Warder)......Page 199
161. The Dancer on the Rampart (A.L. Basham)......Page 200
163. In Love (W.S. Merwin and J.M. Masson)......Page 202
165. A Word of Warning (V.N. Misra, L. Nathan and S. Vatsyayan)......Page 204
166. Satire on Physicians (V. Raghavan)......Page 205
168. My Love (John Brough)......Page 206
171. The Burglar (John Brough)......Page 207
174. The Teacher (Octavio Paz)......Page 208
177. A Come-hither Glance (John Brough)......Page 209
178. Springtime in the Forest (A.N.D. Haksar)......Page 210
179. Gnomic Verses (A.N.D. Haksar)......Page 211
180. The Six Seasons (D.H.H. Ingalls)......Page 212
181. The Weavers of Lāta (Sheldon Pollock)......Page 214
182. The Queen and the Prince (Sheldon Pollock)......Page 215
183. The Spring (Sheldon Pollock)......Page 217
Appendix: The Progress of Translation......Page 218
The Poets......Page 222
The Translators......Page 227
Endnotes......Page 231