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Sanskrit poetry

  • ‘I shall speak of the lineage of the Raghus’: Kalidasa’s Raghuvamsa from the Murty Classical Library

    ‘I shall speak of the lineage of the Raghus’: Kalidasa’s Raghuvamsa from the Murty Classical Library

    Kalidasa Dominic Goodall Harunaga Isaacson Csaba Dez
    · Jan 08, 2024 · 01:30 pm
  • Can modern poetic techniques be used to translate the Bhagavad Gita?

    Can modern poetic techniques be used to translate the Bhagavad Gita?

    Mani Rao
    · Nov 22, 2023 · 08:30 am
  • A new translation of ‘Saundarya Lahari’ has revived the ancient Sanskrit text for modern readers

    A new translation of ‘Saundarya Lahari’ has revived the ancient Sanskrit text for modern readers

    Mani Rao
    · Oct 14, 2022 · 08:30 am
  • How a thousand-year-old Sanskrit love poem has travelled the world

    How a thousand-year-old Sanskrit love poem has travelled the world

    Anu Kumar
    · Oct 02, 2016 · 07:00 am