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245	1	4	_aThe killing of Shishupala _cMagha ; edited and translated by Paul Dundas.
260			_aCambridge : _bHarvard University Press, _c©2017
300			_axxxvi, 784 p. ; _c22 cm.
490			_aMurty classical library of India ; _v11
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aMagha'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			_aThis is a facing-page volume in English and Sanskrit.
600	0	0	_aKrishna _c(Hindu deity) _vPoetry _vEarly works to 1800.
650		0	_aDeath _vPoetry _vEarly works to 1800.
700	1		_aDundas, Paul _d1952-2023, _etranslator.
700	0	2	_aMāgha. _tŚiśupālavadha.
700	0	2	_aMāgha. _tŚiśupālavadha. _lEnglish.
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