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The life of Padma
- Title
- The life of Padma / Svayambhudeva ; edited and translated by Eva De Clercq.
- Author
- Svayambhū
- Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018-
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M2 to submit a request in person. | v. 2 | Text | Use in library | JFD 18-565 v. 2 | Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | v. 1 | Text | Use in library | JFD 18-565 v. 1 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- volumes; 21 cm.
- Summary
- The Life of Padma, or the Paümacariu, is a richly expressive Jain retelling in the Apabhramsha language of the famous Ramayana tale. The work was written by the poet and scholar Svayambhudeva, who lived in south India around the beginning of the tenth century. Like the epic tradition on which it is based, The Life of Padma narrates Prince Rama's exile, his search for his wife Sita after her abduction by King Ravana of Lanka, and the restoration of his kingship. The first volume of The Life of Padma begins by recounting the histories and noteworthy ancestors of Rama's allies and enemies, focusing on his antagonist, Ravana. Svayambhudeva connects central characters from the Ramayana tradition to one another and to Rishabha, the founding prophet of Jainism, in a complex web of family relations dating back generations. This is the first direct translation into English of the oldest extant work in Apabhramsha, accompanied by a corrected reprint in the Devanagari script of Harivallabh C. Bhayani's critical edition.--
- Series Statement
- Murty classical library of India ; MCLI 17, 35
- Uniform Title
- Murty classical library of India ; 17, 35.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Poetry.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 699-702) and index.
- Language (note)
- English and Apabhramsha on facing pages. Introduction in English.
- Contents
- v. 1. Book of the Vidyadharas -- v. 2. Book of Ayodhya --
- Call Number
- JFD 18-565
- ISBN
- 9780674660366
- 0674660366
- 9780674271234
- 0674271238
- LCCN
- 2017016437
- 40027808551
- OCLC
- 984899024
- Author
- Svayambhū, author.
- Title
- The life of Padma / Svayambhudeva ; edited and translated by Eva De Clercq.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018-
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Murty classical library of India ; MCLI 17, 35Murty classical library of India ; 17, 35.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 699-702) and index.
- Language
- English and Apabhramsha on facing pages. Introduction in English.
- Added Author
- Clercq, Eva De, editor, translator.Container of (expression): Svayambhū. Paumacariyu.Container of (expression): Svayambhū. Paumacariyu. English.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40027808551
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-565