The Clay Sanskrit Library is a series of books published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation. Each work features the text in its original language (transliterated Sanskrit) on the left-hand page, with its English translation on the right. The series was modeled on the Loeb Classical Library,[1] and its volumes are bound in teal cloth.
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CSL and the JJC Foundation
The JJC Foundation was founded by John P. Clay and his wife, Jennifer. John Clay, who was born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1934, went to Oxford University in the 1950s, where he studied classics and Sanskrit literature. He went on to a long career in global investment banking with Clay Finlay, Inc, New York, and Vickers da Costa, New York. But in 1999 he decided that he wanted to return to his real passion, Sanskrit literature, and envisioned a series that would make all the classics available to the general public for the first time. He shared his vision for the Clay Sanskrit Library with Richard Gombrich, Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University from 1965 to 2004, and Richard Gombrich agreed to serve as general editor of the series. They invited Somadeva Vasudeva and Isabelle Onians (themselves Sanskrit scholars) as associate editors for the series, as well as thirty leading academics from eight different countries to produce new translations of classical Sanskrit literature. John Clay now lives in New York City. In 2007 Sheldon Pollock joined Richard Gombrich as joint general editor. The first books in the series were published in 2005. There are plans to have 100 titles published by 2012. At present, there are 28 volumes available.
Current Volumes
Epic
- Maha·bhárata II: The Great Hall (Sabhāparvan). Paul Wilmot, 2006
- Maha·bhárata III: The Forest (Vanaparvan) (vol. 4 of 4). William J. Johnson, 2005
- Maha·bhárata IV: Viráta (Virāṭaparvan). Kathleen Garbutt, 2007
- Maha·bhárata VII: Drona (Droṇaparvan) (vol. 1 of 4). Vaughan Pilikian, 2006
- Maha·bhárata VIII: Karna (Karṇaparvan) (vol. 1 of 2). Adam Bowles, 2007
- Maha·bhárata IX: Shalya (Śalyaparvan) (vol. 1 of 2). Justin Meiland, 2005
- Ramáyana I: Boyhood (Bālakāṇḍa) by Vālmīki. Robert P. Goldman, 2005
- Ramáyana II: Ayódhya (Ayodhyākāṇḍa) by Vālmīki. Sheldon Pollock, 2005
- Ramáyana III: The Forest (Araṇyakāṇḍa) by Vālmīki. Sheldon Pollock, 2006
- Ramáyana IV: Kishkíndha (Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa) by Vālmīki. Rosalind Lefeber, 2005
- Ramáyana V: Súndara (Sundarakāṇḍa) by Vālmīki. Robert P. Goldman and Sally J. Sutherland Goldman, 2006
Classical poetry
- The Birth of Kumára (Kumārasaṃbhava) by Kālidāsa. David Smith, 2005
- Love Lyrics (Amaruśataka, Śatakatraya and Caurapañcāśikā) by Amaru, Bhartṛhari and Bilhaṇa. Greg Bailey and Richard Gombrich, 2005
- Messenger Poems (Meghadūta, Pavanadūta and Haṃsadūta) by Kālidāsa, Dhoyī and Rūpa Gosvāmin. Sir James Mallinson, 2006
- Three Satires (Kaliviḍambana, Kalāvilāsa and Bhallaṭaśataka) by Nīlakaṇṭha, Kṣemendra and Bhallaṭa. Somadeva Vasudeva, 2005
Drama
- The Lady of the Jewel Necklace and The Lady who Shows her Love (Ratnāvalī and Priyadarśikā) by Harṣa. Wendy Doniger, 2007
- Much Ado about Religion (Āgamaḍambara) by Bhaṭṭa Jayanta. Csaba Dezső, 2005
- Rákshasa's Ring (Mudrārākṣasa) by Viśākhadatta. Michael Coulson, 2005
- Rama Beyond Price (Anargharāghava) by Murāri. Judit Törzsök, 2006
- The Recognition of Shakúntala (Abhijñānaśākuntala, Kashmir Recension) by Kālidāsa. Somadeva Vasudeva, 2006
Other narrative
- The Emperor of the Sorcerers (Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha) (2 vols.) by Budhasvāmin. Sir James Mallinson, 2005
- The Epitome of Queen Lilávati (Līlāvatīsāra) (2 vols.) by Jinaratna. R.C.C. Feynes, 2005-2006
- Five Discourses on Worldly Wisdom (Pañcatantra) by Viṣṇuśarman. Patrick Olivelle, 2006
- Heavenly Exploits (Divyāvadāna). Joel Tatelman, 2005
- The Ocean of the Rivers of Story (Kathāsaritsāgara) (vol. 1 of 9) by Somadeva. Sir James Mallinson, 2007
- What Ten Young Men Did (Daśakumāracarita) by Daṇḍin. Isabelle Onians, 2005
To Appear in 2007
- Friendly Advice (Hitopadeśa) by Nārāyaṇa and King Víkrama's Adventures (Vikramacarita). Judit Törzsök
- Handsome Nanda (Saundarananda) by Aśvaghoṣa. Linda Covill
- How the Nagas were Pleased (Nāgānanda) by Harṣa and The Shattered Thighs (Ūrubhaṅga) by Bhāsa. Andrew Skilton
- Maha·bhárata V: Preparation for War (Udyogaparvan) (vol. 1 of 2) Kathleen Garbutt
- Maha·bhárata IX: Shalya (Śalyaparvan) (vol. 2 of 2) Justin Meiland
- The Ocean of the Rivers of Story (Kathāsaritsāgara) (vol. 2 of 9) by Somadeva. Sir James Mallinson
- Rama's Last Act (Uttararāmacarita) by Bhavabhuti. Sheldon Pollock
Notes
- ^ Eric Banks, "100 Paths to Nirvana", Bookforum Dec./Jan. 2006.
External links
- Clay Sanskrit Library (official page)
