Scenes from the Ramayan, EtcTrübner & Company, 1868 - 196 pages |
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Page viii
... be more interesting , some remarks by Baboo Prama- dadas Mittra , an orthodox Hindu , formerly my pupil and now my esteemed colleague . " The Ramayana is the oldest and most glorious poem of India , and its author , the saint viii PREFACE .
... be more interesting , some remarks by Baboo Prama- dadas Mittra , an orthodox Hindu , formerly my pupil and now my esteemed colleague . " The Ramayana is the oldest and most glorious poem of India , and its author , the saint viii PREFACE .
Page ix
... saint Valmiki , who is consequently called Adi - kavi or the Father of poetry , is held in the greatest veneration . " I adore that kokila - Valmiki , who mounted on the branch of poesy , warbles in honeyed accents ' Rama ' and ' Rama ...
... saint Valmiki , who is consequently called Adi - kavi or the Father of poetry , is held in the greatest veneration . " I adore that kokila - Valmiki , who mounted on the branch of poesy , warbles in honeyed accents ' Rama ' and ' Rama ...
Page x
... saint burst forth in the exclamation ; मा निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगमः शाश्वतीः समाः । यत्क्रोञ्चमिथुनादेकमबधीः काममोहितम् ॥ ' Never for endless years , O forester ...
... saint burst forth in the exclamation ; मा निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगमः शाश्वतीः समाः । यत्क्रोञ्चमिथुनादेकमबधीः काममोहितम् ॥ ' Never for endless years , O forester ...
Page xi
... saint Narada having already introduced him to it by a relation of the main events . This account which is now contained in the introductory portion of the poem itself was perhaps originally preserved separately by tradition . Valmiki ...
... saint Narada having already introduced him to it by a relation of the main events . This account which is now contained in the introductory portion of the poem itself was perhaps originally preserved separately by tradition . Valmiki ...
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... saint by all revered , Ayodhya , famed through every land , Her stately towers upreared . Her vast extent , her structures high , With every beauty deckt , The ruins of the ancient capital of Rama and the Children of the Sun may still ...
... saint by all revered , Ayodhya , famed through every land , Her stately towers upreared . Her vast extent , her structures high , With every beauty deckt , The ruins of the ancient capital of Rama and the Children of the Sun may still ...
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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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