The Life of Padma

by Svayambhudeva

The first English translation of the oldest extant work in Apabhramsha, a literary language from medieval India, recounting the story of the Ramayana.

The Life of Padma, or the Pa?macariu, 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674271238
• ISBN13: 9780674271234
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.3" x 8.1"