Research Catalog

Title

The lineage of the Raghus / Kalidasa ; edited and translated by Csaba Dezső, Dominic Goodall, and Harunaga Isaacson.

Author

Kālidāsa

Publication

• Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2024.
• ©2024

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dezső, Csaba
• Goodall, Dominic
• Isaacson, Harunaga, 1965-

Description

xxxiv, 568 pages; 21 cm.

Summary

"For a millennium and a half, Kalidasa's works -- from The Cloud Messenger to The Recognition of Shakuntala -- have delighted audiences in India and beyond. Although the renowned poet and dramatist inspired many literary works over the centuries, little is known about his life. He likely lived in central India in the late fourth or early fifth century. Kalidasa's The Lineage of the Raghus, or Raghuvaṃśa, belongs to the Sanskrit literary tradition of mahākāvya, or court poem. It recounts the lives of ancient kings in the Sūryavaṃśa, the Solar Dynasty, who ruled from the capital city of Ayodhya. The poem describes the quest for offspring by Dilipa, a descendant of the primordial king Manu; the world conquest of his son Raghu, which offers a panorama of the Indian subcontinent; the exploits of the famous Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu; and the debaucheries of Agnivarna, which jeopardize the future of the lineage. This volume presents a new edition of the Sanskrit text in the Devanagari script alongside a fresh English translation of this enduring epic."--

Series Statement

Murty classical library of India ; 38

Uniform Title

Murty classical library of India ; 38.

Subject

• Suryavamsha dynasty > Early works to 1800 > Poetry
• Suryavamsha dynasty > Early works to 1800 > Poetry > Translations into English
• Suryavamsha dynasty
• Epic poetry, Sanskrit > Early works to 1800
• Epic poetry, Sanskrit > Early works to 1800 > Translations into English
• Epic poetry, Sanskrit

Genre/Form

Early works

Note

• Author's name also appears on the title page in Devanagari script.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Sanskrit (Devanagari script) with English translation.

Contents

Reaching Vasishtha's Ashram -- Nandini Bestows a Boon -- Raghu's Birth and Duel with Indra -- Raghu Conquers the Four Directions -- Raghu Sends Aja to Bhoja's Court as a Suitor -- Indumati Chooses a Husband -- A Wedding and an Ambush -- Aja's Lament -- Dasharatha Goes Hunting -- Rama Descends -- Rama's Youth -- Rama, Banished to the Forest, Loses and Recaptures Sita -- Rama and Sita Return to Ayodhya -- Sita Rejected -- Sita Is Swallowed by Her Mother the Earth -- Ayodhya Abandoned, Then Restored to Glory -- Atithi, the Perfect King -- A Catalogue of Kings -- Agnivarna's Revels.

Call Number

JFD 24-435

ISBN

• 9780674292598
• 0674292596

LCCN

2023003090

OCLC

1369679993

Author

Kālidāsa, author.

Title

The lineage of the Raghus / Kalidasa ; edited and translated by Csaba Dezső, Dominic Goodall, and Harunaga Isaacson.

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2024.

Copyright Date

©2024

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Murty classical library of India ; 38

Murty classical library of India ; 38.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

Sanskrit (Devanagari script) with English translation.

Added Author

Container of (expression): Kālidāsa. Raghuvaṃśa.

Container of (expression): Kālidāsa. Raghuvaṃśa. English (Dezső, Goodall and Isaacson)

Dezső, Csaba, editor, translator.

Goodall, Dominic, editor, translator.

Isaacson, Harunaga, 1965- editor, translator.

Research Call Number

JFD 24-435