The Rmyaa of Vlmki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII

"There is no question that the Goldmans have set a very high standard for translation and comprehension of epic Sanskrit. They are to be congratulated for their awesome work of many decades, for completing a landmark scholarly project that is truly epic and millennial in scale. The translation and expertise that has gone into this is not likely to be surpassed until at least the next kaliyuga."---Frederick M. Smith, Religious Studies Review

Autorentext
Robert P. Goldman is the William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and general editor of the Rmyaa Translation Project. Sally J. Sutherland Goldman is senior lecturer in Sanskrit at the University of California, Berkeley, and associate editor of the Rmyaa Translation Project.

Klappentext

The description for this book, The R m ya a of Valmiki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII: Uttarak a, will be forthcoming."

Zusammenfassung

The concluding volume of a critical English edition of the monumental Indian epic

The seventh and final book of the monumental Rmyaa of Vlmki, the Uttaraka, brings the epic saga to a close with an account of the dramatic events of King Rma's millennia-long reign. It opens with a colorful history of the demonic race of the rkasas and the violent career of Rma's villainous foe Rvaa, and later recounts Rma's grateful discharge of his allies in the great war at Lank as well as his romantic reunion with his wife St. But dark clouds gather as Rma, confronted by scandal over St's time in captivity under the lustful Rvaa, makes the agonizing decision to banish his beloved wife, now pregnant. As Rma continues as king, marvelous tales and events unfurl, illustrating the benefits of righteous rule and the perils that await monarchs who fail to address the needs of their subjects.

The Uttaraka has long served as a point of social and religious controversy largely for its accounts of the banishment of St, as well as of Rma's killing of a low-caste ascetic. The translators' introduction provides a full discussion of these issues and the complex reception history of the Uttaraka. This translation of the critical edition also includes exhaustive notes and a comprehensive bibliography.