Indian Wisdom, Or, Examples of the Religious, Philosophical, and Ethical Doctrines of the Hindūs: With a Brief History of the Chief Departments of Sanskṛit Literature, and Some Account of the Past and Present Condition of India, Moral and Intellectual |
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| Title | Indian Wisdom, Or, Examples of the Religious, Philosophical, and Ethical Doctrines of the Hindūs: With a Brief History of the Chief Departments of Sanskṛit Literature, and Some Account of the Past and Present Condition of India, Moral and Intellectual Volume 36 of Chowkhamba Sanskrit studies |
| Author | Sir Monier Monier-Williams |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | W.H. Allen, 1875 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 542 pages |
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