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The killing of Shishupala / Paul Dundas

By: Dundas PaulContributor(s): Dundas PaulMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: :International Book Distributors | :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi Publication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts :Harvard University Press, ©2017Description: xxxvi, 784p. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780674660397Subject(s): Literatures | East Indo-European and Celtic literatures | Krishna -- (Hindu deity) -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800 | Krishna -- (Hindu deity) | Death -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800 | DeathDDC classification: 891.21 DUN

Contents:

Narada's message -- The discussion in the council chamber -- Departure for Indraprastha -- Mount Raivataka -- On the march -- The seasons on Mount Raivataka -- Forest flirtations -- Water games -- Romantic adventures after sunset -- Wine and women -- The court bards welcome the dawn -- The Yadava army on the march again -- Arrival at Indraprastha -- Yudhishthira's sacrifice -- Shishupala's anger -- The emissary from Shishupala -- The Yadavas prepare for war -- The battle begins -- The battle rages -- The killing of Shishupala.

Summary: Magha's The Killing of Shishupala, written in the seventh century, is a celebrated example of the Sanskrit genre known as mahākāvya, or great poem. This adaptation from the epic Mahābhārata tells the story of Shishupala, who disrupts Yudhishthira's coronation by refusing to honor Krishna, the king's principal ally and a manifestation of divinity. When Shishupala challenges Krishna to combat, he is immediately beheaded. Magha, who was likely a court poet in western India, draws on the rich stylistic resources of Sanskrit poetry to imbue his work with unparalleled sophistication. He expands the narrative's cosmic implications through elaborate depictions of the natural world and intense erotic sensuality, mixing myth and classical erudition with scenes of political debate and battlefield slaughter. Krishna is variously portrayed as refined prince, formidable warrior, and incarnation of the god Vishnu protecting the world from demonic threat. With this translation of The Killing of Shishupala, presented alongside the original text in Devanagari script, English readers for the first time gain access to a masterwork that has dazzled Indian audiences for a thousand years.

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Narada's message --
The discussion in the council chamber --
Departure for Indraprastha --
Mount Raivataka --
On the march --
The seasons on Mount Raivataka --
Forest flirtations --
Water games --
Romantic adventures after sunset --
Wine and women --
The court bards welcome the dawn --
The Yadava army on the march again --
Arrival at Indraprastha --
Yudhishthira's sacrifice --
Shishupala's anger --
The emissary from Shishupala --
The Yadavas prepare for war --
The battle begins --
The battle rages --
The killing of Shishupala.

Magha's The Killing of Shishupala, written in the seventh century, is a celebrated example of the Sanskrit genre known as mahākāvya, or great poem. This adaptation from the epic Mahābhārata tells the story of Shishupala, who disrupts Yudhishthira's coronation by refusing to honor Krishna, the king's principal ally and a manifestation of divinity. When Shishupala challenges Krishna to combat, he is immediately beheaded. Magha, who was likely a court poet in western India, draws on the rich stylistic resources of Sanskrit poetry to imbue his work with unparalleled sophistication. He expands the narrative's cosmic implications through elaborate depictions of the natural world and intense erotic sensuality, mixing myth and classical erudition with scenes of political debate and battlefield slaughter. Krishna is variously portrayed as refined prince, formidable warrior, and incarnation of the god Vishnu protecting the world from demonic threat. With this translation of The Killing of Shishupala, presented alongside the original text in Devanagari script, English readers for the first time gain access to a masterwork that has dazzled Indian audiences for a thousand years.

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