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Croaking frogs : a guide to Sanskrit metrics and figures of speech / Les Morgan ; Ram Karan Sharma, consulting editor ; introduction to the Haṭhapradīpikā by Anthony Biduck.
- Title
- Croaking frogs : a guide to Sanskrit metrics and figures of speech / Les Morgan ; Ram Karan Sharma, consulting editor ; introduction to the Haṭhapradīpikā by Anthony Biduck.
- Author
- Morgan, Les B., 1948-
- Publication
- [Los Angeles?] : Mahodara Press, c2011.
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- Additional Authors
- Śarmā, Rāmakaraṇa, 1927-2018
- Description
- xxvi, 408 p.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes: "Poetic elements in Sanskrit literature " explains the extensive use of verse in Indian texts. "Introduction to Metrics " gives a clear overview of Sanskrit prosody. "A Treasury of Common Meters" includes fully-worked examples of verses drawn from many sources. "Figures of Speech" explains similies, metaphors, and other poetic uses of language. "Figures of Sound" explains techniques that affect sound, such as rhyme and alliteration. A metrical analysis of the Hathapradipika, the best-known work on Hatha Yoga, is included. An Introduction to the Hathapradipika by Anthony Biduck summarizes key spiritual and philosophical ideas of Hatha Yoga.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-397) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 1463725620
- 9781463725624
- OCLC
- 778950506
- SCSB-11581299
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library