Pasupaksisamrajya - Satalaksmih : Fauna : Animal and Bird Kingdom in Sanskrit Literature : Dhawal Manika Festschrift

"Fauna : Animal and Bird Kingdom in Sanskrit Literature comprising fifty-five panegyrics, poetic compositions, articles and research papers on various aspects of Fauna, Animal and Bird Kingdom, environment, Sanskrit, Indology and Musicology is a tender presentation by two ardent admirers Dr. Abha Kulshreshtha and Prof. Sushma Kulshreshtha to their very loving two family members Dhawal and Manika (Monika) on the occasion of their 31 birthday. This work consists of two cascades and five sections:

Cascade I : Dipasikhakalidasa-Nirjhari.

Cascade II : Vividhakavya-Nirjhari.

Section I : Kalidasakavyamrta-Nirjhari

Section II : Kalidasakrti-Nirjhari

Section III : Samskrtasahityamrta-Nirjhari

Section IV : Anyokti-Nirjhari

Section V : Manikadhawala-Nirjhari

This festschrift comprises a beautiful garland, a Sumanomala of sixteen flowers in the form of sixteen learned papers by the investigator and a charming bouquet, a Puspastabaka of nine flowers in the form of nine poetic compositions by renowned poets covering diverse aspects of Indology mainly centering upon Fauna : Animal and Bird Kingdom in Sanskrit Literature. The five sections of this presentation volume deal with various cultural, literary, musicological, environmental and technical scientific problems concerned with Fauna : Animal and Bird Kingdom based on Ancient Indian texts.

This festschrift is multi-dimensional in approach and will prove useful to Sanskritists, Indologists, Zoologists, environmentalists and faunists for its penetrating insights into various branches of Sanskrit and Indology." (jacket)