The Shishupala Vadha (Sanskrit: शिशुपालवध, IAST: Śiśupāla-vadha, lit. "the slaying of Shishupala") is a work of classical Sanskrit poetry (kāvya) composed by Māgha in the 7th or 8th century. It is an epic poem in 20 sargas (cantos) of about 1800 highly ornate stanzas,[1] and is considered one of the five Sanskrit mahakavyas, or "great epics". It is also known as the Māgha-kāvya after its author. Like other kavyas, it is admired more for its exquisite descriptions and lyrical quality than for any dramatic development of plot. Its 19th canto is noted for verbal gymnastics and wordplay; see the section on linguistic ingenuity below.
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The ShishupalaVadha (Sanskrit: शिशुपालवध, IAST: Śiśupāla-vadha, lit. "the slaying of Shishupala") is a work of classical Sanskrit poetry (kāvya) composed...
on Shishupala, killing him on the spot. Shishupala's soul was liberated and attained salvation by merging into Krishna's body. The ShishupalaVadha is...
Magha (poet) (māgha, माघ), an 8th-century Sanskrit poet, who wrote Shishupala-vadha Magha (nakshatra) (maghā, मघा), a nakshatra (star or division of the...
Kiratarjuniya by Bharavi, Sanskrit epic based on an episode in the Mahabharata ShishupalaVadha by Magha, Sanskrit epic based on another episode in the Mahabharata...
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Bharavi's Kiratarjuniya influenced the 8th century CE poet Magha's ShishupalaVadha. C. Kunhan Raja (1962). Survey of Sanskrit literature. p. 136. Muddachari...
to describe an elephant-keeper in Bana's Harsha-charita and Magha's Shishupala-vadha. Several ancient texts present the Nishadas as progeny of parents from...
peace talks. 8. Shishupala-vadha Parva (Chapters: 39–44) The sub-parva describes how and why Krishna first refuses to fight Shishupala, but finally kills...
hardcover, 704 pages, ISBN 9780674659827 The Killing of Shishupala, (the ShishupalaVadha) by Magha, edited and translated from Sanskrit by Paul Dundas...
polished, with continual play upon words and variety of metres. The ShishupalaVadha of Magha and the Naishadha Charita of Sriharsha are considered tests...
Jayadratha-Vadha Parva Parva: Section CXXXVI". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022. "The Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva: Jayadratha-Vadha Parva:...
Nala and Queen Damayanti, 22 cantos Śiśupāla-vadha by Māgha in 7th century CE: the slaying of Shishupala by Krishna, 22 cantos (about 1800 verses) To...
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