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 Project Gutenberg 2008-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 203 Arnold, Edwin, Sir 1832 1904 Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems. Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Thierry Alberto, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Indian Poetry" by Sir Edwin Arnold is a collection of translations and adaptations of classic Indian works, likely written in the late 19th century. This anthology includes significant pieces such as "The Indian Song of Songs," which draws from the Sanskrit text of the Gita Govinda, along with selections from the Mahabharata and various Oriental poems. The collection explores themes of love, devotion, and mythological narratives, prominently featuring the divine love story of Krishna and Radha. The opening of this poetic collection begins with an introduction, paying homage to the poet Jayadeva, who richly depicts the adventures and emotional struggles of Krishna in relation to his beloved Radha. It illustrates Krishna's playful yet tumultuous interactions with other maidens, setting the stage for themes of longing and love. The verses weave vivid imagery of the natural world, intertwined with human emotions, as Radha awaits Krishna's presence. The translations echo the lyrical quality of the originals while capturing the essence of divine romance, setting a tone of yearning and spiritual depth that invites readers into the intricate tapestry of Indian poetic tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sanskrit poetry -- Translations into English PK Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 398054 398055 2024-10-11T08:01:29.214508 2023-09-11T10:43:41.191107 text/html text/html 410978 2021-01-03T19:47:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 111353 2021-01-03T19:47:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 189734 2024-10-11T08:01:45.272439 application/epub+zip 192681 2024-10-11T08:01:33.791509 application/epub+zip 192681 2024-10-11T08:01:31.281501 application/epub+zip 413661 2024-10-11T08:01:50.820392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622106 2024-10-11T08:01:42.361550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543929 2022-09-12T07:11:02.654952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255175 2024-10-11T08:01:26.466027 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255309 2021-01-03T19:47:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 97452 2021-01-03T19:47:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 255044 2021-01-03T19:47:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 97297 2021-01-03T19:47:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255035 2021-01-03T19:47:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97102 2021-01-03T19:47:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22939 2024-10-11T08:01:50.976400 application/rdf+xml 12147 2024-10-11T08:01:31.906500 image/jpeg 3264 2024-10-11T08:01:31.593493 image/jpeg 178183 2024-10-11T08:01:29.240670 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia