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Number of Pages
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Age Group
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Language
English
Book Summary
Maghas The Killing of Shishupala is a celebrated seventh centurySanskrit poem that tells the story of Shishupalasrefusal to honor the divine Krishna at the coronation ofYudhishthira. Through this translation, the first into English,readers gain access to a sophisticated work that has dazzledIndian audiences for a thousand years.Maghas The Killing of Shishupala, written in the seventhcentury, is a celebrated example of the Sanskrit genre knownas mahkvya, or great poem. This adaptation from the epicMahbhrata tells the story of Shishupala, who disruptsYudhishthiras coronation by refusing to honor Krishna, thekings principal ally and a manifestation of divinity. WhenShishupala challenges Krishna to combat, he is immediatelybeheaded.Magha, who was likely a court poet in western India, drawson the rich stylistic resources of Sanskrit poetry to imbue hiswork with unparalleled sophistication. He expands thenarratives cosmic implications through elaborate depictionsof the natural world and intense erotic sensuality, mixingmyth and classical erudition with scenes of political debateand battlefield slaughter. Krishna is variously portrayed asrefined prince, formidable warrior and incarnation of the godVishnu protecting the world from demonic threat.
Product Details
Author
Magha
Publisher
Prism Books Pvt.Ltd
Number of Pages
832
Language
English
SKU
BK0437838
ISBN
9780674545618
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
15 x 1.5 x 25 cm
Binding
Paperback
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