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HINDU LITERATURE COMPRISING THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS, NALA AND DAMAYANTI, THE RÁMÁYANA AND ŚAKOONTALÁ

WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY

EPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M.

REVISED EDITION

NEW YORK P.F. COLLIER & SON

CONTENTS

THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS NALA AND DAMAYANTI SELECTIONS FROM THE RÁMÁYANA ŚAKOONTALÁ POEMS BY TORU DUTT

THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS

SELECTED FROM

THE HITOPADEŚA

[Translated from the Sanscrit by Sir Edwin Arnold]

TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE

THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS

INTRODUCTION

Honor to Gunesh, God of Wisdom

THE WINNING OF FRIENDS

The Story of the Tiger and the Traveller The Story of the Jackal, Deer, and Crow The Story of the Vulture, the Cat, and the Birds The Story of the Dead Game and the Jackal The Prince and the Wife of the Merchant's Son The Story of the Old Jackal and the Elephant

THE PARTING OF FRIENDS

The Story of the Lion, the Jackals, and the Bull

The Story of the Monkey and the Wedge The Story of the Washerman's Jackass The Story of the Cat Who Served the Lion The Story of the Terrible Bell The Story of the Prince and the Procuress The Story of the Black Snake and the Golden Chain The Story of the Lion and the Old Hare The Story of the Wagtail and the Sea

WAR

The Battle of the Swans and Peacocks The Story of the Weaver-Birds and the Monkeys The Story of the Old Hare and the Elephants The Story of the Heron and the Crow The Story of the Appeased Wheelwright The Story of the Dyed Jackal The Story of the Faithful Rajpoot

PEACE

The Treaty Between the Peacocks and the Swans

The Story of the Tortoise and the Geese The Story of Fate and the Three Fishes The Story of the Unabashed Wife The Story of the Herons and the Mongoose The Story of the Recluse and the Mouse The Story of the Crane and the Crab The Story of the Brahman and the Pans The Duel of the Giants The Story of the Brahman and the Goat The Story of the Camel, the Lion, and His Court The Story of the Frogs and the Old Serpent

NALA AND DAMAYANTI

[Selected from the "Mahâbhârata" Translation by Sir Edwin Arnold] INTRODUCTION

THE MAHÂBHÂRATA

NALA AND DAMAYANTI

Part I Part II.

SELECTIONS FROM THE RÁMÁYANA

BY VÁLMÍKI

[Metrical translation by R.T.H. Griffiths]

INTRODUCTION

THE RÁMÁYANA

INVOCATION

BOOK I

CANTO I

NARAD

CANTO VI

THE KING

CANTO VII

THE MINISTERS

CANTO VIII

SUMANTRA'S SPEECH

CANTO IX

RISHYAŚRING

CANTO X

RISHYAŚRING INVITED

CANTO XI

THE SACRIFICE DECREED

CANTO XII

THE SACRIFICE BEGUN

CANTO XIII

THE SACRIFICE FINISHED

CANTO XIV

RÁVAN DOOMED

CANTO XV

THE NECTAR

CANTO XVI

THE VANARS

CANTO XVII

RISHYASRING'S RETURN

CANTO XVIII

RISHYAŚRING'S DEPARTURE

CANTO XIX

THE BIRTH OF THE PRINCES

CANTO XX

VIŚVÁMITRA'S VISIT

CANTO XXI

VIŚVÁMITRA'S SPEECH

CANTO XXII

DAŚARATHA'S SPEECH

CANTO XXIII

VAŚISHTHA'S SPEECH

CANTO XXIV

THE SPELLS

CANTO XXV

THE HERMITAGE OF LOVE

CANTO XXVI

THE FOREST OF TÁDAKÁ

CANTO XXVII

THE BIRTH OF TÁDAKÁ

CANTO XXVIII

THE DEATH OF TÁDAKÁ

CANTO XXIX

THE CELESTIAL ARMS

CANTO XXX

THE MYSTERIOUS POWERS

CANTO XXXI

THE PERFECT HERMITAGE

CANTO XXXII

VIŚVÁMITRA'S SACRIFICE

CANTO XXXIII

THE SONE

CANTO XXXIV

BRAHMADATTA

CANTO XXXV

VIŚVÁMITRA'S LINEAGE

CANTO XXXVI

THE BIRTH OF GANGÁ

CANTO XXXIX

THE SONS OF SAGAR

CANTO XL

THE CLEAVING OF THE EARTH

CANTO XLI

KAPIL

CANTO XLII

SAGAR'S SACRIFICE

CANTO XLIII

BHAGÍRATH

ŚAKOONTALÁ

BY KÁLIDÁSA

[Translation by Sir Monier Monier-Williams]

INTRODUCTION

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ RULES FOR PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER NAMES

ŚAKOONTALÁ

PROLOGUE

Benediction

ACT FIRST

Scene.—A Forest

ACT SECOND

Scene.—A Plain on the Skirts of the Forest

PRELUDE TO ACT THIRD

Scene.—The Hermitage

ACT THIRD

Scene.—The Sacred Grove

PRELUDE TO ACT FOURTH

Scene.—The Garden of the Hermitage

ACT FOURTH

Scene.—The Neighborhood of the Hermitage

ACT FIFTH

Scene.—A Room in the Palace

PRELUDE TO ACT SIXTH

Scene.—A Street

ACT SIXTH

Scene.—The Garden of the Palace

ACT SEVENTH

Scene.—The Sky

BALLADS OF HINDOSTAN MISCELLANEOUS POEMS

TORU DUTT

INTRODUCTION

BALLADS OF HINDOSTAN

JOGADHYA UMA

BUTTOO SINDHU

PART I PART II PART III

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS

NEAR HASTINGS FRANCE

1870

THE TREE OF LIFE MADAME THÉRÈSE

Written on the fly-leaf of Erckmann-Chatrian's novel, entitled, "Madame Thérèse."

SONNET SONNET OUR CASUARINA-TREE

FOOTNOTES

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