Three Hundred Verses

A discussion on Bhartrihari’s collection of poems, translated from the Sanskrit by Shri A.N.D. Haksar, well-known translator of Sanskrit classics including Hitopade?a, Simh?sana Dv?trim?ika, Subh?shit?vali, Kama Sutra, The Courtesan’s Keeper, The Seduction of Shiva, Suleiman Charitra and Raghuvamsam, all published in Penguin Classics.  He was also India’s Ambassador to several countries

 

Discussants: Dr. Bibek Debroy and Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

Chair: Shri Shashi Tharoor

 

Three Hundred Verses, Bhartrihari, one of the greatest Sanskrit poets of all time, brilliantly expounds on our most enduring concerns and dilemmas: living, loving and leaving. Although composed centuries ago, these poems amply display the full force of his genius 

 

By turns playful and wise, A.N.D. Haksar’s gorgeous and accessible translation captures the verve, acuity and erotic charge of Bhartrihari’s most significant work

 

(Collaboration: Penguin Random House)