Folk Tales of India
Gatha Saptashati (Seven Hundred Verses)
Short lyric poems evoke village life, desire, love and separation. These are poetic vignettes rather than a continuous epic.
Work: Gatha Saptashati (Seven Hundred Verses) · Albrecht Weber, Das Saptasatakam des Hala (1881); input by Andrew Ollett
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- Author / compiler
- Traditionally compiled by King Hala; many poets
- Date
- Early core traditionally linked to the 1st–2nd centuries CE; later layers
- Original language
- Maharashtri Prakrit
Short lyric poems evoke village life, desire, love and separation. These are poetic vignettes rather than a continuous epic.
Weber’s comparative edition includes verses from several recensions beyond a simple set of 700. Preserve its numbering and adult themes.