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

by Toru Dutt; Kalidasa; Valmiki

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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 RÁMÁYANA]

• [Introduction]
• [Invocation]
• BOOK I.—
• • CANTO
  • [I.—Nárad]
  • [Cantos II., III., IV., and V. are omitted]
  • [VI.—The King]
  • [VII.—The Ministers]
  • [VIII.—Sumantra's Speech]
  • [IX.—Rishyaśring]
  • [X.—Rishyaśring Invited]
  • [XI.—The Sacrifice Decreed]
  • [XII.—The Sacrifice Begun]
  • [XIII.—The Sacrifice Finished]
  • [XIV.—Rávan Doomed]
  • [XV.—The Nectar]
  • [XVI.—The Vánars]
  • [XVII.—Rishyaśring's Return]
  • [XVIII.—Rishyaśring's Departure]
  • [XIX.—The Birth of the Princes]
  • [XX.—Viśvámitra's Visit]
  • [XXI.—Viśvámitra's Speech]
  • [XXII.—Daśaratha's Speech]
  • [XXIII.—Vaśishtha's Speech]
  • [XXIV.—The Spells]
  • [XXV.—The Hermitage of Love]
  • [XXVI.—The Forest of Tádaká]
  • [XXVII.—The Birth of Tádaká]
  • [XXVIII.—The Death of Tádaká]
  • [XXIX.—The Celestial Arms]
  • [XXX.—The Mysterious Powers]
  • [XXXI.—The Perfect Hermitage]
  • [XXXII.—Viśvámitra's Sacrifice]
  • [XXXIII.—The Sone]
  • [XXXIV.—Brahmadatta]
  • [XXXV.—Viśvámitra's Lineage]
  • [XXXVI.—The Birth of Gangá]
  • [Cantos XXXVII. and XXXVIII. are omitted]
  • [XXXIX.—The Son of Sagar]
  • [XL.—The Cleaving of the Earth]
  • [XLI.—Kapil]
  • [XLII.—Sagar's Sacrifice]
  • [XLIII.—Bhagírath]

[ŚAKOONTALÁ]

• [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]