Books in the Clay Sanskrit Library series

An English translation of the surviving work by Murari, a brahmin court poet, who lived some time between the eighth and tenth century CE, perhaps in Orissa or in neighboring South India.

Offers a collection of animal fables that are interwoven with human stories, designed to instruct wayward princes. This title also contains the compact version of King Vikrama's Adventures, thirty-two tales about a generous emperor, told by thirty-two statuettes adorning his lion-throne.

Satirizes various religions in Kashmir and their place in the politics of King Shankaravarman (1883-1902). This title offers a mixture of fiction and history, of scathing satire and intriguing philosophical argumentation.

Early biographies collected in one volume of the Sanskrit Libraries, a series of bi-lingual edition classics.

Includes messenger poems that evoke the pain of separated sweethearts through the formula of an estranged lover pleading with a messenger to take a message to his or her beloved.

Short lyrical poems in a Sanskrit-English bilingual edition.

The Clay Sanskrit Library, co-published by NYU Press and the JJC Foundation, has been created to introduce classical Sanskrit literature to a wide international readership. This literature combines great beauty, enormous variety and more than three thousand years of continuous history and development.

Includes "The Mission of the Goose", "Appayya's Self-Surrender", and "Peace".

A bi-lingual Sanskrit/English classic rarely available.

Charu-datta, a bankrupt married merchant, is extramaritally involved with a wealthy courtesan, Vasanta-sena. The king's vile brother-in-law, unable to win Vasanta-sena's love, strangles her, and accuses Charu-datta. The court decides the case hastily, condemning Charu-datta to death.

The Clay Sanskrit Library, co-published by NYU Press and the JJC Foundation, has been created to introduce classical Sanskrit literature to a wide international readership. This literature combines great beauty, enormous variety and more than three thousand years of continuous history and development.

When Govardhana composed his "Seven Hundred Elegant Verses" in Sanskrit in the twelfth century CE, the title suggested that this was a response to the 700 verses in the more demotic Prakrit language traditionally attributed to King Hala, composed almost a thousand years earlier. This book offers a translation of his poems.

Offers a satirical account of the conquest of the holy city of Benares by Nescience, of the war of liberation waged by the forces of Intuition, and of the freedom of the Inner Man that then follows the rise of Wisdom.

Two tragic plays that break the rules, showing the hero dying on stage, a scenario forbidden in Sanskrit dramaturgy

Bhanu is probably the most famous Sanskrit poet. His "Bouquet of Rasa" and "River of Rasa", both composed in the early sixteenth century, probably under the patronage of the Nizam of Ahmadnagar in western India, attracted the attention of the most celebrated commentators in early modern India.

Presents the teachings of Bhishma as he lies dying on the battlefield, after the epic war between the Pandavas and Kauravas.

Gives voice to the vanquished, to the psychology of loss and the conflicting desires for understanding and revenge.

A sanskrit poet Bana's achievement.

The skies darken for the exiles, who have taken refuge in forest hermitages. First one demon, then another, attempts to harm or corrupt them. When these efforts fail, an army of demons is sent, and then a bigger one, but each time Rama again defeats them. Finally Ravana, the supreme lord of the demons, decides to cripple Rama by capturing Sita.

A poetic retelling of Rama's adventures, and a compendium of grammatical and rhetorical examples for students. Presenting a study aid to Panini's groundbreaking grammatical treatise, the "Eight Books", it gives examples disguised as the gripping, morally improving 'Ramayana' story.

Rama goes to the monkey capital of Kishkindha to seek help in finding Sita, and meets Hanuman, the greatest of the monkey heroes. There are two claimants for the monkey throne, Valin and Sugriva; Rama helps Sugriva win the throne, and in return Sugriva promises to help in the search for Sita.

Narrates the first ten days of the great war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas

Recounts the adventures of the monkey hero Hanuman leaping across the ocean to the island citadel of Lanka. After witnessing Sita's stern rejection of Ravana's blandishments, Hanuman reveals himself to the princess, shows her Rama's signet ring as proof of identity, and offers to carry her back to Rama.

The Clay Sanskrit Library, co-published by NYU Press and the JJC Foundation, has been created to introduce classical Sanskrit literature to a wide international readership. This literature combines great beauty, enormous variety and more than three thousand years of continuous history and development.

It is 316 BCE, one year after Chandragupta Maurya, aided by his subtle minister Chanakya, has seized the kingdom of Magadha from the last king of the Nanda dynasty. Rakshasa, Nanda's incorruptible minister, flees abroad and plots his vengeance, while Chanakya seeks to win him over to honor Chandragupta Maurya as his new king.

The machinations of King Agnimitra's jester to help him add a dancing girl to his harem in spite of the subtle intrigues of the two jealous queens carry the gallant hero through hope and despair to the happy ending.

A story of King Puru ravas and his love for an immortal, the dancer Urvashi, who normally lives in the heaven of the gods but who has come down to earth in order to realize her passion for the all too- mortal king.

A collection of fourteen stories that depict Buddha's quest for enlightenment in his former lives. It shows how Buddha suffers mutilations from the wicked and sacrifices himself for those he seeks to save.

A collection of thirty four stories that depict the miraculous deeds performed by the Buddha in his previous rebirths.