Theft of a tree
Material type: TextLanguage: English, Telugu Original language: Telugu Series: Murty classical library of India ; 32Publication details: London : Harvard University Press, ©2022Description: xxxvi, 502 p. ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780674270770
- Nandi Timmana, active 16th century. Pārijātāpaharaṇamu
- Nandi Timmana, active 16th century. Pārijātāpaharaṇamu. English
- REF 894.827 23 TIM-T
- PL4780.9.N294 P313 2022
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books | IIITD Reference | Murty Classical Library of India | REF 894.827 TIM-T (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 012099 |
This book includes bibliographical references and an index
"Legend has it that the sixteenth-century Telugu poet Nandi Timmana composed Theft of a Tree, or Pārijātāpaharaṇamu, which he based on a popular millennium-old tale, to help the wife of Krishnadevaraya, king of the south Indian Vijayanagara Empire, win back her husband's affections. Theft of a Tree recounts how Krishna stole the pārijātā, a wish-granting tree, from the garden of Indra, king of the gods. Krishna does so to please his favorite wife, Satyabhama, who is upset when he gifts his chief queen a single divine flower. After battling Indra, Krishna plants the tree for Satyabhama-but she must perform a rite temporarily relinquishing it and her husband to enjoy endless happiness. The poem's narrative unity, which was unprecedented in the literary tradition, prefigures the modern Telugu novel. Theft of a Tree is presented here in the Telugu script alongside the first English translation"--
Introduction and notes in English followed by facing pages translations of poems with Telugu on the verso and English on the rectos; Telugu.
There are no comments on this title.