ABOUT THE POETS
Bhartrihari
Bhartrihari was a philosopher of the fifth century A.D.. The poems
mentioned here is originally from Satakatraya, a three part
collection of Sanskrit poems about political wisdom ( Nitisataka ),
erotic passion ( Srngarasataka), and
renunciation ( Vairagyasataka ). Chinese pilgrim I-ching,
who visited India in the seventh
century, recorded him as a Buddhist grammarian renowned for his continuing
vacillation between the secluded life of a monk and the world of pleasure.
Further Reading: The Hermit & the Love-thief,
Sanskrit poems of Bhartrihari and Bilana, translated by
Barbara Stoler Miller. Columbia University Press (1978).
ISBN 0-231-04644-8; 0-231-04645-6(pbk)
Unknown Bramin (To Be Done Soon)
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