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... SITA RAMA'S DESPAIR ... ... ... ... 131 ... ... ... ... 185 ... ... ... ... 191 ... ... ... 195 ... ... ... 197 ... 010 199 THE MESSENGER CLOUD KUMBHAKARNA THE SUPPLIANT DOVE TRUE GLORY ... ... FEED THE POOR THE WISE SCHOLAR PREFACE ...
... SITA RAMA'S DESPAIR ... ... ... ... 131 ... ... ... ... 185 ... ... ... ... 191 ... ... ... 195 ... ... ... 197 ... 010 199 THE MESSENGER CLOUD KUMBHAKARNA THE SUPPLIANT DOVE TRUE GLORY ... ... FEED THE POOR THE WISE SCHOLAR PREFACE ...
Page xi
... throne , having returned from the woods , with his Sita restored . To write a criticism on the poetry of the Rama- yana nicely discerning and aptly delineating the vari- ous beauties is a task requiring an ability far more PREFACE . xi.
... throne , having returned from the woods , with his Sita restored . To write a criticism on the poetry of the Rama- yana nicely discerning and aptly delineating the vari- ous beauties is a task requiring an ability far more PREFACE . xi.
Page xiii
... Sita . The loftiness of its moral tone , though a high one , is not the only recommendation of the poem . It is true , in several places , it is mere prosaic narra- tion , yet there is an ample profusion in it of true poetry - glowing ...
... Sita . The loftiness of its moral tone , though a high one , is not the only recommendation of the poem . It is true , in several places , it is mere prosaic narra- tion , yet there is an ample profusion in it of true poetry - glowing ...
Page xiv
... Sita , may , perhaps , follow . The " Birth of Rama , " I should observe , is not from the Ramayana , but from the Raghuvansa of the later poet Kalidasa . The chief characteristic of the Ramayana being simplicity , I have not attempted ...
... Sita , may , perhaps , follow . The " Birth of Rama , " I should observe , is not from the Ramayana , but from the Raghuvansa of the later poet Kalidasa . The chief characteristic of the Ramayana being simplicity , I have not attempted ...
Page 55
... no virtue in my nature see That thou must crave of him , not ask of me ? This day I go in Dandak's wilds to dwell : First to my mother I must bid farewell , And comfort Sita . Thine the charge must rest That THE STEP - MOTHER . 55.
... no virtue in my nature see That thou must crave of him , not ask of me ? This day I go in Dandak's wilds to dwell : First to my mother I must bid farewell , And comfort Sita . Thine the charge must rest That THE STEP - MOTHER . 55.
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ancient Anno Domini arms art thou Ayodhya banishment beauty Bharat bless bosom Brahma breast brow Chinese cloth Cloud College cried crown dark darling Dasaratha dear deed DICTIONARY earth Edited elephant English eyes F. J. FURNIVALL fair fate father fear FITZEDWARD HALL flame flowers forest gems gentle giant glorious glory Gods gold GRAMMAR H. H. WILSON heart heaven heavenly hermit's Hindu holy honour India Indra's Kaikeyi Kausalya king Kumbhakarna lady Lakshman Language London lord maid MARTIN HAUG mighty monarch moon mother mountain mourn ne'er noble o'er poem prince Professor queen rain Rama Rama's Ramayana Ravan Royal Asiatic Society saint Sanskrit sewed Sita Siva sorrow soul stream Swarga sweet tender thee THEODOR GOLDSTÜCKER thine thou art thou hast throne Translated tree trembling Trübner Vishnu voice W. W. SKEAT wander waters weeping wife wild wood words
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