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Therigatha
A stunning modern translation of a Buddhist classic that is also one of the oldest literary texts in the world written by women.The Therigatha, composed more than two millennia …
A Treatise on Dharma
A new English translation of the most influential legal text in medieval India.A Treatise on Dharma, written in the fourth or fifth century, is the finest example of the genre of …
Arjuna and the Hunter
The first complete English translation of one of the great court epics of Sanskrit literature.Kiratarjuniya, or Arjuna and the Hunter, is one of the great court epics of the …
Sufi Lyrics
A modern translation of verses by Bullhe Shah, the iconic eighteenth-century Sufi poet, treasured by readers worldwide to this day.The poetry of Bullhe Shah (d. 1758) is considered …
Poems from the Satsai
The seventeenth-century Hindi classic treasured for its subtle and beautiful portrayal of divine and erotic love’s pleasures and sorrows.In his Satsai, or Seven Hundred Poems, the …
The Essence of Politics
A foray into to the complexities of statecraft and leadership in medieval India.Kamandaki’s Nitisara, or The Essence of Politics, redefined the field of political thought in early …
The Killing of Shishupala
A canonical great poem, or mahakavya, of the Sanskrit canon, depicting a well-known episode from the Mahabharata.Magha’s The Killing of Shishupala, written in the seventh century, …
Selected Ghazals and Other Poems
The finest ghazals of Mir Taqi Mir, the most accomplished of Urdu poets.Mir Muhammad Taqi Mir (1723–1810) is widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in the Urdu language. His …
Sur’s Ocean
Surdas has been regarded as the epitome of artistry in Old Hindi religious poetry from the end of the sixteenth century, when he lived, to the present day. His fame rests upon his …
The Life of Padma
The first English translation of the oldest extant work in Apabhramsha, a literary language from medieval India, recounting the story of the Ramayana.The Life of Padma, or the …
Remembrances
A rare and remarkable example of Indo-Persian autobiography by the poet Mir Taqi Mir.Mir Muhammad Taqi Mir (1723–1810) is the author of six collections of Urdu poetry and widely …
Poems of the First Buddhist Women
A stunning modern translation of a Buddhist classic that is also one of the oldest literary texts in the world written by women.The Therigatha is one of the oldest surviving …