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Cover 1 LAYS OF ANCIENT INDIA 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 14 I. VEDIC HYMNS. 17 1. INDRA, THE RAIN-GIVER 18 2. INDRA, THE SUPREME DEITY 23 3. VARUNA, THE GOD OF SKY 28 4. VARUNA, THE GOD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 32 5. AGNI, OR THE FIRE 35 6. USHAS, OR THE DAWN 38 7. SAVITRI, OR THE SUN 44 8. THE GODS OF AGRICULTURE 46 9. THE GOD OF PASTURE 49 10. A BATTLE HYMN 52 11. A BRIDAL HYMN 56 12. A FUNERAL HYMN 59 13. THE GOLDEN CHILD 62 14. THE CREATOR 66 II. PASSAGES FROM THE UPANISHADS. 68 1. BRAHMAN, OR THE UNIVERSAL SOUL 69 2. THE LEGEND OF SATYAKÂMA 71 3. THE LEGEND OF GÂRGÎ 75 4. THE LEGEND OF MAITREYÎ 80 5. THE LEGEND OF UMÂ 84 6. THE LEGEND OF NACHIKETAS 87 7. THE LEGEND OF BÂLÂKI 90 8. HYMN OF THE DYING MAN 95 III. PASSAGES FROM BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES. 97 1. BUDDHA'S BIRTH 98 2. BUDDHA'S DEATH 100 3. TEN PRECEPTS FROM DHAMMAPADA 102 IV. EDICTS OF ASOKA. 105 1. MESSAGE TO HIS PEOPLE 106 2. MESSAGE TO FOREIGN NATIONS 109 V. KÂVYA POETRY. 113 1. THE PENANCE OF UMÂ 114 2. THE CONQUESTS OF RAGHU 121 3. MUKTÂLATÂ, PRINCESS OF CEYLON 127 VI. THE HUNTER AND THE HERO. 137 I. DRAUPADÎ'S REMONSTRANCE 139 II. YUDHISHTHIRA'S REPLY 146 III. VYÂSA'S INSTRUCTIONS 155 IV. AUTUMN FIELDS

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Author

Romesh Chunder Dutt

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2000

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction