Panditarajasataka

The Panditarajasataka is an anthology of Sanskrit poems composed by poets, both famous and unknown, from all over India. This first nagari edition includes dozens of poems never before published, as well as unique versions of well-known classics. The introduction provides a cogent argument about why the work was composed, showing how, by selection and alteration, specific poems were made to fit the anthologist’s overarching goal: to provide poets with a collection that will help them impress rulers and win patronage. The critical apparatus traces each poem’s origin and includes their variations down through history. Lovers of kavya literature will be glad to add this translation of highly alliterative verses to their shelves.

Contents

Preface

Introduction
Methodology
The Genre: Anyokti
The Language of the Panditarajasataka
Sources of the anthology: the Bhaminivilasa
Other sources
Original Poems in the Panditarajasataka
Two Parallel Poetic Collections
The Purpose of Compiling the Panditarajasataka
Why Compile?
Dharma Avoided
Editing the Gods
The Four Exclusions
Editorial Policies
Note on the Translation

List of Sigla for the Edition

Symbols in the Apparatus

Sanskrit Text
prathamo’dhyayah
dvitiyo’ dhyayah
trtiyo’ dhyayah
caturtho’ dhyayah

Translation
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four

Appendices
Appendix I: Extra Verses (Edition and Translation)
Appendix II: Alliteration in the Panditarajasataka
Appendix III: Metres in the Panditarajasataka
Appendix IV: Concordance of the Panditarajasataka
Appendix V: Sources for Panditarajasataka
Appendix VI: References

Bibliography

General Index