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19058690 |
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IIITD |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2016015542 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674545618 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MH/DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
MH |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| 041 1# - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
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san |
| Language code of original and/or intermediate translations of text |
san |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PK3798.M215 |
| Item number |
S513 2017 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
REF 891.21 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| Item number |
MAG-K |
| 100 0# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Magha |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The killing of Shishupala |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Magha ; edited and translated by Paul Dundas. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Cambridge : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Harvard University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
©2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxxvi, 784 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Murty classical library of India ; |
| Volume number/sequential designation |
11 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Magha's The Killing of Shishupala, written in the seventh century, is a celebrated example of the Sanskrit genre known as mahākāvya, or great poem. This adaptation from the epic Mahābhārata tells the story of Shishupala, who disrupts Yudhishthira's coronation by refusing to honor Krishna, the king's principal ally and a manifestation of divinity. When Shishupala challenges Krishna to combat, he is immediately beheaded. Magha, who was likely a court poet in western India, draws on the rich stylistic resources of Sanskrit poetry to imbue his work with unparalleled sophistication. He expands the narrative's cosmic implications through elaborate depictions of the natural world and intense erotic sensuality, mixing myth and classical erudition with scenes of political debate and battlefield slaughter. Krishna is variously portrayed as refined prince, formidable warrior, and incarnation of the god Vishnu protecting the world from demonic threat. With this translation of The Killing of Shishupala, presented alongside the original text in Devanagari script, English readers for the first time gain access to a masterwork that has dazzled Indian audiences for a thousand years.-- |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
This is a facing-page volume in English and Sanskrit. |
| 600 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Krishna |
| Titles and other words associated with a name |
(Hindu deity) |
| Form subdivision |
Poetry |
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Early works to 1800. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Death |
| Form subdivision |
Poetry |
| -- |
Early works to 1800. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Dundas, Paul |
| Dates associated with a name |
1952-2023, |
| Relator term |
translator. |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Māgha. |
| Title of a work |
Śiśupālavadha. |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Māgha. |
| Title of a work |
Śiśupālavadha. |
| Language of a work |
English. |
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| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
