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Title: Hindu Literature
Author: Epiphanius Wilson
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HINDU LITERATURE
COMPRISING

THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS, NALA AND DAMAYANTI,
THE RÃMÃYANA AND ÅšAKOONTALÃ
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 RÃMÃYANA
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.--BhagÃ-rath
ÅšAKOONTALÃ
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 Thérèse Sonnet
Sonnet Our Casuarina-Tree

THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS
* * * * *
SELECTED FROM
THE HITOPADEÅšA
[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 "Hitopadeśa" 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