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The Clay Sanskrit Library is co-published by
New York University Press
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ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-4078-1 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8147-4078-2 (cloth : alk. paper)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jayadeva
[Gitagovindakavya. English & Sanskrit]
Love songs of Radha and Krishna / by Jayadeva ;
translated by Lee Siegel. – 1st ed.
p. cm.
In English and Sanskrit (romanized) on facing pages;
includes translations from Sanskrit.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-4078-1 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8147-4078-2 (cl: alk. paper)
CONTENTS
GITA·GOVINDA LOVE SONGS OF RADHA AND KRISHNA
Canto 1 – Convivial Krishna 3
Song One 7
Song Two 11
Song Three 17
Song Four 23
Canto 2 – Carefree Krishna 31
Song Five 33
Song Six 39
Canto 3 – Confounded Krishna 47
Song Seven 49
Canto 4 – Captivated Krishna 59
Song Eight 61
Song Nine 67
Canto 5 – Craving Krishna 73
Song Ten 75
Song Eleven 79
Canto 6 – Coveted Krishna 89
Song Twelve 91
Canto 7 – Cunning Krishna 97
Song Thirteen 99
Song Fourteen 103
Song Fifteen 107
Song Sixteen 111
Canto 8 – Confused Krishna 119
Song Seventeen 121
Canto 9 – Callow Krishna 129
Song Eighteen 131
Canto 10 – Clever Krishna 137
Song Nineteen 139
Canto 11 – Contented Krishna 149
Song Twenty 151
Song Twenty-one 157
Song Twenty-two 161
Canto 12 – Kindly Krishna 171
Song Twenty-three 173
Song Twenty-four 183
Notes 193
Index 203
Sanskrit Alphabetical Order
Vowels:
Gutturals:
Palatals:
Retroflex:
Dentals:
Labials:
Semivowels:
Spirants:
Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation
but
father
sit
fee
put
boo
vocalic r, American pur-
dy or English pretty
lengthened r
vocalic l, able
made, esp. in Welsh pro-
