Dear Martin,
As far as I can see, nobody has yet mentioned Kālidāsa’s Meghadūta, surely a timeless classic not only of Sanskrit, but of world literature.
‘Was will man denn Vergnüglicher wissen!
Sakontala, Nala, die muß man küssen;
Und Meghaduta, den Wolkengesandten,
Wer schickt ihn nicht gerne zu Seelenverwandten!“
Best wishes,
Camillo
Dr Camillo A. Formigatti
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Bodleian Libraries
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From: alakendu das <mailmealakendudas@rediffmail.com>
Sent: 19 September 2019 14:08
To: m.gluckman@alumni.anu.edu.au
Cc: Indology List <indology@list.indology.info>
Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Highlights from the Sanskrit corpora
Dr.Gluckman,
I personally, would like "VivekChuramani" by Shankaracharya ,for inclusion in the compendium.It is marked by it's lucid style, by which the roots of Adwaitya philosophy has been established.
Alakendu Das.
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From: Martin Gluckman via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info>
Sent: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 21:07:57 GMT+0530
To: Indology List <indology@list.indology.info>
Subject: [INDOLOGY] Highlights from the Sanskrit corpora
Dear Colleagues,
I have a lecture to prepare and am conducting a short survey:
I would like to know from the Sanskrit scholarly community what those feel are the utmost most excellent works from the entire corpora and a short line about why.
Think of it as "if there were to be a Pullitzer or Booker Prize for the notable Sanskrit works", who and what would be the nominees and why.
It could be a text that was of exceptional technical value for example Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī or those that have introduced a novel method in a field of science for example the Suśrutasaṃhitā. Then of course a notable poetic marvel such as Śakuntalā.
If there exist some already compiled lists of the same I would most appreciate it.
With warmest wishes,
Martin
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