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Title: Hindu Literature
Author: Epiphanius Wilson
Release Date: August 24, 2004 [EBook #13268]
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HINDU LITERATURE
COMPRISING
THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS, NALA AND DAMAYANTI, THE R?M?YANA AND ??AKOONTAL?
WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY
EPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M.
REVISED EDITION
NEW YORK
P.F. COLLIER & SON
COPYRIGHT, 1900
BY THE COLONIAL PRESS
CONTENTS
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 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
Introduction NALA AND DAMAYANTI.--
Part I Part II
SELECTIONS FROM THE R?M?YANA
Introduction Invocation BOOK I.-- CANTO I.--N??rad [Cantos II., III., IV., and V. are omitted] VI.--The King VII.--The Ministers VIII.--Sumantra's Speech IX.--Rishya??ring X.--Rishya??ring Invited XI.--The Sacrifice Decreed XII.--The Sacrifice Begun XIII.--The Sacrifice Finished XIV.--R??van Doomed XV.--The Nectar XVI.--The V??nars XVII.--Rishya??ring's Return XVIII.--Rishya??ring's Departure XIX.--The Birth of the Princes XX.--Vi??v??mitra's Visit XXI.--Vi??v??mitra's Speech XXII.--Da??aratha's Speech XXIII.--Va??ishtha's Speech XXIV.--The Spells XXV.--The Hermitage of Love XXVI.--The Forest of T??dak?? XXVII.--The Birth of T??dak?? XXVIII.--The Death of T??dak?? XXIX.--The Celestial Arms XXX.--The Mysterious Powers XXXI.--The Perfect Hermitage XXXII.--Vi??v??mitra's Sacrifice XXXIII.--The Sone XXXIV.--Brahmadatta XXXV.--Vi??v??mitra's Lineage XXXVI.--The Birth of Gang?? [Cantos XXXVII. and XXXVIII. are omitted] XXXIX.--The Son of Sagar XL.--The Cleaving of the Earth XLI.--Kapil XLII.--Sagar's Sacrifice XLIII.--Bhag?-rath
??AKOONTAL?
Introduction Dramatis Personae Rules for Pronunciation of Proper Names Prologue Act First Act Second Prelude to Act Third Act Third Prelude to Act Fourth Act Fourth Act Fifth Prelude to Act Sixth Act Sixth Act Seventh
POEMS BY TORU DUTT
Introduction BALLADS OF HINDOSTAN.-- Jogadhya Uma Buttoo Sindhu.--
Part I Part II

Part III MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.--
Near Hastings France The Tree of Life Madame Th??r?��se Sonnet Sonnet Our Casuarina-Tree

THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS
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SELECTED FROM
THE HITOPADE??A
[Translated from the Sanscrit by Sir Edwin Arnold]
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
A story-book from the Sanscrit at least possesses the minor merit of novelty. The "perfect language" has been hitherto regarded as the province of scholars, and few of these even have found time or taste to search its treasures. And yet among them is the key to the heart of modern India--as well as the splendid record of her ancient Gods and glories. The hope of Hindostan lies in the intelligent interest of England. Whatever avails to dissipate misconceptions between them, and to enlarge their intimacy, is a gain to both peoples; and to this end the present volume aspires, in an humble degree, to contribute.
The "Hitopade??a" is a work of high antiquity, and extended popularity. The prose is doubtless as old as our own era; but the intercalated verses and proverbs compose a selection from writings of an age extremely remote. The "Mahabharata" and the textual Veds are of those quoted; to the first of which Professor M. Williams (in his admirable edition of the "Nala," 1860) assigns a date of 350 B.C., while he claims for the "Rig-Veda" an antiquity as high as B.C. 1300. The "Hitopade??a" may thus be fairly styled "The Father of all Fables"; for from its