Subhashitavali: An Anthology of Comic, Erotic, and Other Verse

Author

Vallabhadeva

Original Work

Subhāṣitāvalī

Translator

A. N. D. Haksar

Language

English

Year

2007

Publisher

Penguin

Country

United Kingdom

Pages

208

ISBN

9780143101369

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"This is a tapestry of miniature verses from classical Sanskrit. 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"--Publisher's description.— Google Books