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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 were composed in the arya metre. Besides being the name of a metre, in Sanskrit arya means a noble or elegant lady, and Go·várdhana wished to reflect and appeal to a sophisticated culture.
These poems each consist of a single stanza, almost as condensed and allusive as a Japanese haiku.
They cover the gamut of human life and emotion, though the favorite topic is love in all its aspects. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC FoundationFor more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:New York University Press
- Publication Date:31/10/2009
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- ISBN:9780814736876
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:New York University Press
- Publication Date:31/10/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780814736876
