Indian Poetry

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Author

Arnold, Edwin, Sir, 1832-1904

Title

Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems.

Credits

Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Thierry Alberto, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures

Subject

Sanskrit poetry -- Translations into English

Category

Text

eBook-No.

25965

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25965

Release Date

July 4, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.INDIAN POETRY — " THE INDIAN SONG OF SONGS," FROM THE SANSKRIT OF THE GÎTA GOVINDA OF JAYADEVA TWO BOOKS FROM "THE ILIAD OF INDIA" (MAHÁBHÁRATA) "PROVERBIAL WISDOM" FROM THE SHLOKAS OF THE HITOPADEŚA, AND OTHER ORIENTAL POEMS — BY
2. 2.SIR EDWIN ARNOLD, M.A., K.C.I.E., C.S.I. — Author of "The Light of Asia" — OFFICER OF THE WHITE ELEPHANT OF SIAM THIRD CLASS OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE MEDJIDIE FELLOW OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC AND ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES HONORARY MEMBER OF THE SOCIETÉ DE GEOGRAPHIE, MARSEILLES, ETC. ETC. FORMERLY PRINCIPAL OF THE DECCAN COLLEGE, POONA AND FELLOW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BOMBAY — EIGHTH IMPRESSION — LONDON — KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & CO. L TD — DRYDEN HOUSE, GERRARD STREET, W. — 1904
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.OM! — REVERENCE TO GANESHA!
5. 5.HYMN TO VISHNU — SARGA THE FIRST.
6. 6.SAMODADAMODARO. — THE SPORTS OF KRISHNA. — SARGA THE SECOND.
7. 7.KLESHAKESHAVO. — THE PENITENCE OF KRISHNA. — SARGA THE THIRD.
8. 8.MUGDHAMADHUSUDANO. — KRISHNA TROUBLED. — SARGA THE FOURTH.
9. 9.SNIGDHAMADHUSUDANO. — KRISHNA CHEERED. — SARGA THE FIFTH.
10. 10.SAKANDKSHAPUNDARIKAKSHO. — THE LONGINGS OF KRISHNA. — SARGA THE SIXTH.
11. 11.DHRISHTAVAIKUNTO. — KRISHNA MADE BOLDER. — SARGA THE SEVENTH.
12. 12.VIPRALABDHAVARNANE NAGARANARAYANO. — KRISHNA SUPPOSED FALSE. — SARGA THE EIGHTH.
13. 13.KHANDITAVARNANE VILAKSHALAKSHMIPATI. — THE REBUKING OF KRISHNA. — SARGA THE NINTH.
14. 14.KALAHANTARITAVARNANE MUGDHAMUKUNDO. — THE END OF KRISHNA'S TRIAL. — SARGA THE TENTH.
15. 15.MANINIVARNANE CHATURACHATURBHUJO. — KRISHNA IN PARADISE. — SARGA THE ELEVENTH.
16. 16.RADHIKAMILANE SANANDADAMODARO. — THE UNION OF RADHA AND KRISHNA.
17. 17.MISCELLANEOUS ORIENTAL POEMS.
18. 18.THE RAJPOOT WIFE.
19. 19.KING SALADIN .
20. 20.THE CALIPH'S DRAUGHT .
21. 21.HINDOO FUNERAL SONG .
22. 22.SONG OF THE SERPENT-CHARMERS.
23. 23.SONG OF THE FLOUR-MILL.
24. 24.TAZA BA TAZA
25. 25.THE MUSSULMAN PARADISE .
26. 26.DEDICATION OF A POEM FROM THE SANSKRIT .
27. 27.THE RAJAH'S RIDE . — A PUNJAB SONG.
28. 28.TWO BOOKS FROM THE ILIAD OF INDIA.
29. 29.TWO BOOKS FROM THE ILIAD OF INDIA. — ( Now for the first time translated .)
30. 30.THE MAHAPRASTHÁNIKA PARVA OF THE MAHÁBHÁRATA. — "THE GREAT JOURNEY."
31. 31.THE ILIAD OF INDIA. — THE SWARGAROHANA PARVA OF THE MAHÁBHARATA; OR, "THE ENTRY INTO HEAVEN."
32. 32.FROM THE "SAUPTIKA PARVA" OF THE MAHÁBHÁRATA, — "NIGHT OF SLAUGHTER."
33. 33.THE MORNING PRAYER.
34. 34.SHLOKAS OF THE HITOPADESA . — DEDICATION — ( TO FIRST EDITION ) — PREFACE — TO THE "BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS." — PROVERBIAL WISDOM — FROM THE — SHLOKAS OF THE HITOPADEŚA. — THE END.

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