The Life of Padma, Volume 2 (Murty Classical Library of India), Svayambhudeva^+

The Life of PadmaAuthor(s): Svayambhudeva, Eva De Clercq\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Harvard University Press, United States\nImprint: Harvard University Press\nISBN-13: 9780674271234, 978-0674271234\nSynopsis\nThe first English translation of the oldest extant work in Apabhramsha, a literary language from medieval India, recounting the story of the Ramayana.\n\nThe Life of Padma, or the Pamacariu, is a richly expressive Jain retelling in the Apabhramsha language of the famous Ramayana tale. It was written by the poet and scholar Svayambhudeva, who lived in south India around the beginning of the tenth century. Like the epic tradition on which it is based, The Life of Padma narrates Prince Ramas exile, his search for his wife Sita after her abduction by King Ravana of Lanka, and the restoration of his kingship.\n\nThe second volume recounts Ramas exile with Sita and his brother Lakshmana. The three visit various citiesrather than ashrams, as in most versions; celebrate Lakshmanas .