Project Gutenberg 2004-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 234 Wilson, Epiphanius 1845 1916 Dutt, Toru 1856 1877 Datta, Taru Dutta, Torulatha Kalidasa कालिदास Valmiki Válmíki Arnold, Edwin, Sir 1832 1904 Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) 1826 1906 Griffith, Ralph Thomas Hotchkin Griffiths, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir 1819 1899 Williams, Monier Monier-Williams, Sir Monier Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Hindu Literature: Comprising The Book of Good Counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Rámáyana, and Sakoontalá" by Epiphanius Wilson is a collection of ancient Indian fables, epic tales, and philosophical narratives likely compiled in the late 19th century. This anthology features famous stories such as "Nala and Damayanti" and selections from the "Rámáyana," with an overarching theme that explores wisdom, morality, and the human experience against a backdrop of mythological context and cultural heritage. The opening of the collection begins with "The Book of Good Counsels," specifically a preface by the translator describing the significance of the original Sanskrit text, the "Hitopadesa," which includes various stories and maxims aimed at imparting wisdom and ethical teaching. The story begins in the city of Pataliputra, where King Sudarsana worries about his sons' lack of wisdom. This leads him to seek the assistance of the sage Vishnu-Sarman, who agrees to teach the princes through engaging tales. The first tale within introduces themes of friendship and caution through the adventures of animals, emphasizing the importance of wise counsel and the consequences of deceit and folly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sanskrit literature -- Translations into English PK Text Hinduism Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1281993 1268003 2024-10-06T07:10:38.735230 2023-10-06T08:33:03.247739 text/html text/html 1307907 2020-12-18T02:53:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 334983 2020-12-18T02:53:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 466010 2024-10-06T07:11:25.585485 application/epub+zip 487859 2024-10-06T07:10:53.227156 application/epub+zip 438255 2024-10-06T07:10:46.554201 application/epub+zip 1088280 2024-10-06T07:11:40.290406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1582141 2024-10-06T07:11:15.264171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1416555 2022-09-07T01:17:34.735432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 796976 796894 2024-10-06T07:10:31.754281 2023-10-06T08:32:56.906672 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 794504 2020-12-18T02:53:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 303021 2020-12-18T02:53:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 796882 2020-12-18T02:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 794504 2020-12-18T02:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303722 2020-12-18T02:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 302522 2020-12-18T02:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27554 2024-10-06T07:11:40.522404 application/rdf+xml 27211 2024-10-06T07:10:47.379201 image/jpeg 4856 2024-10-06T07:10:46.968185 image/jpeg 445969 2024-10-06T07:10:38.815235 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia