The Life of Padma

The Life of Padma, Volume 2 recounts Ramäs exile in the Dandaka Forest with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. When Sita disappears, Rama prepares for war against Ravana. This first direct translation into English of the oldest extant Apabhramsha work appears alongside a corrected text, in the Devanagari script, of Bhayani¿s critical edition.

About the author

Eva De Clercq is Professor of Indian Language and Culture at Ghent University.

Summary

The Life of Padma, Volume 2 recounts Rama’s exile in the Dandaka Forest with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. When Sita disappears, Rama prepares for war against Ravana. This first direct translation into English of the oldest extant Apabhramsha work appears alongside a corrected text, in the Devanagari script, of Bhayani’s critical edition.

Product details

• Authors: Svayambhudeva
• Assisted by: De Clercq Eva (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.01.2023
• EAN: 9780674271234
• ISBN: 978-0-674-27123-4
• No. of pages: 832
• Series: Murty Classical Library of India
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, POETRY / Epic, POETRY / Asian / General, RELIGION / Jainism, Classical texts, Poetry by individual poets, Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Jainism, Classic poetry / poems