Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 616 pages of information about Hindu literature .

Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 616 pages of information about Hindu literature .
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THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS1
NALA AND DAMAYANTI1
SELECTIONS FROM THE RAMAYANA1
SAKOONTALA2
POEMS BY TORU DUTT2
THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS2
THE HITOPADESA2
TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE2
THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS3
INTRODUCTION3
THE WINNING OF FRIENDS5
THE STORY OF THE TIGER AND THE TRAVELLER6
THE STORY OF THE JACKAL, DEER, AND CROW9
THE STORY OF THE VULTURE, THE CAT, AND THE BIRDS9
THE STORY OF THE DEAD GAME AND THE JACKAL16
THE PRINCE AND THE WIFE OF THE MERCHANT’S SON18
THE STORY OF THE OLD JACKAL AND THE ELEPHANT18
THE PARTING OF FRIENDS21
THE STORY OF THE LION, THE JACKALS, AND THE BULL21
THE STORY OF THE MONKEY AND THE WEDGE22
THE STORY OF THE WASHERMAN’S JACKASS23
THE STORY OF THE CAT WHO SERVED THE LION26
THE STORY OF THE TERRIBLE BELL27
THE STORY OF THE PRINCE AND THE PROCURESS29
THE STORY OF THE BLACK SNAKE AND THE GOLDEN CHAIN31
THE STORY OF THE LION AND THE OLD HARE31
THE STORY OF THE WAGTAIL AND THE SEA33
WAR35
THE BATTLE OF THE SWANS AND PEACOCKS35
THE STORY OF THE WEAVER-BIRDS AND THE MONKEYS36
THE STORY OF THE OLD HARE AND THE ELEPHANTS37
THE STORY OF THE HERON AND THE CROW38
THE STORY OF THE APPEASED WHEELWRIGHT39
THE STORY OF THE DYED JACKAL41
THE STORY OF THE FAITHFUL RAJPOOT43
PEACE48
THE TREATY BETWEEN THE PEACOCKS AND THE SWANS48
THE STORY OF THE TORTOISE AND THE GEESE49
THE STORY OF FATE AND THE THREE FISHES49
THE STORY OF THE UNABASHED WIFE49
THE STORY OF THE HERONS AND THE MONGOOSE50
THE STORY OF THE RECLUSE AND THE MOUSE51
THE STORY OF THE CRANE AND THE CRAB52
THE STORY OF THE BRAHMAN AND THE PANS52
THE DUEL OF THE GIANTS53
THE STORY OF THE BRAHMAN AND THE GOAT55
THE STORY OF THE CAMEL, THE LION, AND HIS COURT55
THE STORY OF THE FROGS AND THE OLD SERPENT57
NALA AND DAMAYANTI60
INTRODUCTION60
THE MAHABHARATA61
Part II.89
SELECTIONS FROM THE RAMAYANA111
VALMIKI111
INTRODUCTION111
THE RAMAYANA113
BOOK I113
NARAD113
CANTO VI118
CANTO VII120
CANTO VIII121
CANTO IX123
CANTO X127
CANTO XI129
CANTO XII130
CANTO XIII132
CANTO XIV135
CANTO XV138
CANTO XVI139
CANTO XVII141
CANTO XVIII143
CANTO XIX144
CANTO XX146
CANTO XXI147
CANTO XXII149
CANTO XXIII150
CANTO XXIV151
CANTO XXV152
CANTO XXVI153
CANTO XXVII155
CANTO XXVIII156
CANTO XXIX158
CANTO XXX160
CANTO XXXI161
CANTO XXXII162
CANTO XXXIII164
CANTO XXXIV165
CANTO XXXV168
CANTO XXXVI169
CANTO XXXIX170
CANTO XL171
CANTO XLI173
CANTO XLII174
CANTO XLIII176
SAKOONTALA177
KALIDASA177
INTRODUCTION177
DRAMATIS PERSONAE182
RULES FOR PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER NAMES183
SAKOONTALA183
PROLOGUE183
ACT FIRST184
ACT SECOND194
PRELUDE TO ACT THIRD201
ACT THIRD202
PRELUDE TO ACT FOURTH209
ACT FOURTH211
ACT FIFTH220
PRELUDE TO ACT SIXTH229
ACT SIXTH231
ACT SEVENTH242
BALLADS OF HINDOSTAN253
BY253
INTRODUCTION253
BALLADS OF HINDOSTAN259
BUTTOO263
PART I267
PART II267
PART III270
NEAR HASTINGS272
THE TREE OF LIFE272
SONNET274
OUR CASUARINA-TREE274
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