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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-
nunciation
bite
rope, esp. Welsh pronun-
ciation; Italian solo
sound
anusvara 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
retroflex n (with the tip
of tongue turned up to
touch the hard palate)
French