| Bhatti's Poem: The Death of Ravana Contributor(s): Fallon, Oliver (Translator), Bhatti, Bhatti (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0814727786 ISBN-13: 9780814727782 Publisher: Clay Sanskrit OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2009 Annotation: To the dry bones of grammar Bhatti gave juicy flesh in his poem, telling the greatest Indian story in elegant Sanskrit. Composed in the fourth century CE, in South India, aBhattias Poem: The Death of RAvanaa is both a poetic retelling of Ramaas adventures, and a compendium of grammatical and rhetorical examples for students. Bhattias study aid to PAninias groundbreaking grammatical treatise, the aEight Books, a gives examples disguised as the gripping, morally improving aRamAyanaa story. In Bhattias own words: aThis composition is a lamp to those whose eyes have language as their goal.a Tradition has it that an elephant ambled between Bhatti and his pupils, interrupting their outdoors grammar class. By Hindu law this intrusion canceled class for a year. Lest time be lost, Bhatti composed his poem to teach grammar without textbooks. Ever since, aThe Death of RAvanaa has been one of the most popular poems in Sanskrit literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 891.21 |
| LCCN: 2008048540 |
| Series: Clay Sanskrit Library |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 4.1" W x 6.3" (0.85 lbs) 550 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To the dry bones of grammar Bhatti gave juicy flesh in his poem, telling the greatest Indian story in elegant Sanskrit. Composed in the fourth century CE, in South India, "Bhatti's Poem: The Death of R vana" is both a poetic retelling of Rama's adventures, and a compendium of grammatical and rhetorical examples for students. Bhatti's study aid to P nini's groundbreaking grammatical treatise, the "Eight Books," gives examples disguised as the gripping, morally improving "Ram yana" story. In Bhatti's own words: "This composition is a lamp to those whose eyes have language as their goal." Tradition has it that an elephant ambled between Bhatti and his pupils, interrupting their outdoors grammar class. By Hindu law this intrusion canceled class for a year. Lest time be lost, Bhatti composed his poem to teach grammar without textbooks. Ever since, "The Death of R vana" has been one of the most popular poems in Sanskrit literature. |