Hindu Literature

Comprising the Book of Good Counsels, Nala and Damayanti, the Ramayana and Sakoontala with Critical and Biographical Sketches

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Hinduism, Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Classics

• Author: Epiphanius Wilson
• ISBN: 1230000193067
• Publisher: VolumesOfValue
• Publication: October 29, 2013
• Language: English

Hindu Literature
Comprising the Book of Good Counsels, Nala and Damayanti, the Ramayana and Sakoontala with Critical and Biographical Sketches

This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes

CONTENTS (abridged list)
THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS
Translator's Preface
Introduction
THE WINNING OF FRIENDS
The Story of the Jackal, Deer, and Crow
...
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 Wagtail and the Sea
WAR
The Battle of the Swans and Peacocks
...
The Story of the Faithful Rajpoot
PEACE
The Treaty Between the Peacocks and the Swans
...
The Story of the Frogs and the Old Serpent
NALA AND DAMAYANTI
Introduction
NALA AND DAMAYANTI.—
Part I
Part II
SELECTIONS FROM THE RÁMÁYANA
Introduction
Invocation
BOOK I.—
CANTO
I.—Nárad
...
XLIII.—Bhagírath
SAKOONTALÁ
Introduction
Dramatis Personae
Rules for Pronunciation of Proper Names
Prologue
Act First
...
POEMS BY TORU DUTT
Introduction
BALLADS OF HINDOSTAN.—
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.—