[INDOLOGY] New publication: “Chitranaishadham: The picturesque tale of King Nala”

Wed Dec 7 15:33:46 UTC 2016

dear all
I am forwarding the book publication announcement of my friend  Dr.
Shankar,

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From: Nityanand Misra <nmisra at gmail.com>
Date: 6 December 2016 at 18:28
Subject: New publication: “Chitranaishadham: The picturesque tale of King
Nala”

Please find below details of a newly published work of Dr. Shankar
Rajaraman. Please pass the details on to those who may be interested.

*Book Details*
Title: Chitranaishadham*—*The picturesque tale of King Nala
Title in IAST: *Citranaiṣadham: The picturesque tale of King Nala*
Description: *Citranaiṣadham* is a first-of-its-kind Sanskrit short poem (
*khaṇḍakāvya*)—a picture-poem (*citrakāvya*) composed entirely in the
zig-zag *gomūtrikabandha* pattern. The work in four cantos ‘paints’ the
narrative of Nala and Damayantī’s romance and wedding from the
*Nalopākhyāna* of the *Mahābhārata*. The hero and heroine, made to fall in
love by a celestial swan, are united in matrimony despite the deities’
attempts to deceive them. The work is a fascinating example of constrained
writing.
Language: Sanskrit, with Hindi and English translations
Author: Dr. Shankar Rajaraman
English translation: Dr. Shankar Rajaraman
Hindi translation: Ankur Nagpal
Foreword: Dr. Balram Shukla
Book design and typesetting: Nityanand Misra
Cover art: Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906), retouched
Publisher: Niraamaya Publishing, Mumbai
ISBN-13: 978-81-931144-2-1
ISBN-10: 81-931144-2-6
Book type: Paperback
Binding: Perfect binding with section sewing
Book size: Metric demy 8vo (138 mm x 216 mm)
Number of pages: 120 (viii + 112)
Inside paper: 80 gsm acid-free natural shade maplitho paper
Cover paper: 300 gsm Sinar art paper
Finishing: Matte thermal lamination on outside cover
Weight: Approx 150 grams
Price: INR 200 in India, USD 6 outside India (excluding shipping).

*Sample pages*
Online reading: Click here
<https://www.academia.edu/30272440/Citranaiṣadham_The_picturesque_tale_of_King_Nala>
Downloadable PDF: Click here
<https://www.academia.edu/attachments/50739003/download_file>

*Availability in India*
Online: Available from Amazon India <http://www.amazon.in/dp/8193114426> and
the publisher’s website <http://www.npsbooks.com/chitranaishadham>
Directly from the author: Contact Dr. Shankar Rajaraman in Bengaluru

*Availability outside India*
Please get in touch with the publisher <http://www.npsbooks.com/aboutus>.

*Praise for the book*

*“**Following the great classical Sanskrit poets who incorporated a citra
(specialized geometric forms of wording) section in epics like
Śiśupālavadha and Naiṣadhīyacarita, Dr. Shankar Rajaraman has composed the
beautiful Citranaiṣadham, not only retelling the classical story of Nala
and Damayantī, but also displaying his poetic prowess through the use of
yamaka and gomūtrikābandha forms in his poetic narration. I congratulate
him, and hope that he will continue producing more such beautiful poetic
creations.“*
*—*Prof. Madhav Deshpande
(Professor of South Asian Literature and Linguistics,
University of Michigan,
Author of 15 books and 150+ papers)

श्रुतिहितकरवाणी नर्मिला शक्वरेड्या
गतिविततरसैणी निर्मिता शङ्करेण।
जयतु नलविदर्भश्रीमतीचित्रचर्या
नयघनकविगर्भस्थेमवैचित्र्यचर्चा॥
*—Shatavadhani* Dr. R. Ganesh
(Sanskrit poet and scholar, Bengaluru,
Recipient of Badrayan Vyas Samman for Sanskrit)

चित्रबन्धैर्वितन्वानस्सचित्रं चित्रनैषधम्।
प्रीणयत्यात्मवृत्तैर्मां राजारामाख्यशङ्करः॥
*—Mahamahopadhyaya *Dr. Abhiraja Rajendra Mishra
(Sanskrit poet and scholar, Shimla,
Recipient of President’s Certificate of Honour for Sanskrit)

अलङ्कृतिरसस्निग्धमाधुर्यमहिमोद्भटम्।
वैदर्भीवृत्तमाबध्नत्कृत्स्नं सर्गचतुष्टये॥
चित्रबन्धचमत्कारचातुरीचर्चयाऽर्चितम्।
शाङ्करीं प्रतिभां प्राप्य प्रोदगाच्चित्रनैषधम्॥
*—Mahamahopadhyaya *Devarshi Kalanatha Shastri
(Sanskrit poet and scholar, Jaipur,
Recipient of President’s Certificate of Honour for Sanskrit)

अप्याद्यन्तमहो इदम्प्रथमतो गोमूत्रिकाबन्धभाक्
स्वाद्यं सद्भिरनारतं न गुणितव्यङ्ग्यं न गूढं मनाक्।
कापेयात्कृतिनां चिराद्विमनसो वाचः प्रहर्षौषधं
राजारामकवेरिदं विजयतां चित्रं सतां नैषधम्॥
*—*Dr. Paramananda Jha
(Sanskrit poet and scholar, Madhubani,
Recipient of Badrayan Vyas Samman)

Thanks, Nityananda

-- 
Nityānanda Miśra

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Nityānanda Miśra
http://nmisra.googlepages.com

-- 
Veeranarayana N.K. Pandurangi
Director of Academics
Dean, Faculty of Vedantas
Karnakata Samskrita University,
Pampa Mahakavi Road,
Chamarajpet, Bengaluru.

अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि। ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा
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