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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Govardhana, 12th cent.
[Aryasaptasati. English & Sanskrit]
Seven hundred elegant verses / by Govardhana ;
translated by Friedhelm Hardy. – Ist ed.
p. cm.
In English and Sanskrit (romanized) on facing pages;
includes translations from Sanskrit.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-3687-6 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8147-3687-4 (cl : alk. paper)
I. Love poetry, Sanskrit–Translations into English.
I. Hardy, Friedhelm. II Title. III. Title: 700 elegant verses.
PK3794.G62A813 2008
II. Title. III. Series.
PK3796.K7S58 2005
891’.2100803543–dc22
2008017030
CONTENTS
Seven Hundred Elegant Verses25
Notes265
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-
nunciation
bite
rope, esp. Welsh pronun-
ciation; Italian solo
sound
anusvard nasalizes the pre-
ceding vowel
visarga, a voiceless aspira-
tion (resembling the En-
glish h), or like Scottish
loch, or an aspiration with a faint echoing of the last element of the preceding vowel so that taih is pro- nounced taihi
luck
blockhead
go
bighead
anger
chill
matchhead
jog
aspirated j, hedgehog
canyon
retroflex t, try (with the
tip of tongue turned up
to touch the hard palate)
same as the preceding but
aspirated
retroflex d (with the tip
of tongue turned up to
touch the hard palate)
same as the preceding but
aspirated
