Description

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the leading works of Sanskrit epic poetry
* Concise introduction to the epic poems
* Complete ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’, with scholarly footnotes
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Rare other Sanskrit epics appearing for the first time in digital publishing – explore the rich heritage of Sanskrit literature
* Easily locate the sections you want to read
* Features a biography on the leading poet Kalidasa
* Bonus text of Arthur Anthony Macdonell’s ‘A History of Sanskrit Literature’
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Hindu Itihasa
Ramayana by Valmiki (Translated by Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
Mahabharata by Vyasa (Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli) Other Sanskrit Epics
Buddhacharita by Asvaghosa (Translated by E. B. Cowell)
Saundarananda by Asvaghosa (Translated by E. H. Johnston)
Selections from ‘Raghuvamsha’ by Kalidasa (Translated by Arthur W. Ryder)
Selections from ‘Kumarasambhava’ by Kalidasa (Translated by Arthur W. Ryder)
Shishupala Vadha by Magha (Cantos I-IV) (Translated by M. S. Bhandare)
Kiratarjuniya by Bharavi (Translated by Romesh Chunder Dutt)
Bhattikavya by Bhatti (Canto I) (Anonymous translation 1867) The Biographies
A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell
Kalidasa: His Life and Writings by Arthur W. Ryder