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Maha-bharata condensed into English verse by Romesh Chunder Dutt.This book is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India,the other being the Ramayana.The Mahabharata is an epice narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pandava princes.

Ancient India, like ancient Greece, boasts of two great Epics. One of them, the Maha-bharata, relates to a great war in which all the warlike races of Northern India took a share, and may therefore be compared to the Iliad. The other, the Ramayana, relates mainly to the adventures of its hero, banished from his country and wandering for long years in the wildernesses of Southern India, and may therefore be compared to the Odyssey. It is the first of these two Epics, the Iliad of Ancient In...

First published in 2000, this is volume includes the three books of original text as created by Romesh Dutt, a lecturer in Indian History, and late Commissioner of Obissa and member of the Bengal Legislative Council from 1906. It includes the economic history of India, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to the commencement of the Twentieth Century

Embark on a fascinating journey across nineteenth-century Europe through the eyes of one of India's most distinguished scholars and public intellectuals. Three Years in Europe, 1868 to 1871 offers a rare and insightful account of travel, education, and cultural discovery during a period of profound political and social transformation. Drawing from personal experiences and keen observations, the author chronicles his encounters with the people, institutions, customs, and landscapes of Europ...

Ancient India, like ancient Greece, boasts of two great Epics. One of them, the Maha-bharata, relates to a great war in which all the warlike races of Northern India took a share, and may therefore be compared to the Iliad. The other, the Ramayana, relates mainly to the adventures of its hero, banished from his country and wandering for long years in the wildernesses of Southern India, and may therefore be compared to the Odyssey. It is the first of these two Epics, the Iliad of Ancient In...

This is Volume III in a series of eleven on India, its History, Economy and Society. Originally published in 1893, this is part one of two of a history of civilisation of Ancient India and spans from B.C. 2000 to 320.

Explore Sanskrit literature, the classical language of India, representing a rich cultural tradition from the time of the Vedas in the second millennium BC until Late Antiquity. The leading works of Indian epic poetry are the ‘Ramayana’ and the ‘Mahabharata’, as well as The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature and Sangam literature. These texts are among some of the oldest surviving epic poems ever written. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poe...

This edition features a linked Table of Contents.CONTENTSI. THE DISTRESS OF ARJUNAII. THE BOOK OF DOCTRINESIII. VIRTUE IN WORKIV. THE RELIGION OF KNOWLEDGEV. RELIGION OF RENOUNCING WORKSVI. RELIGION BY SELF-RESTRAINTVII. RELIGION BY DISCERNMENTVIII. RELIGION BY SERVICE OF THE SUPREMEIX. RELIGION BY THE KINGLY KNOWLEDGE AND THE KINGLY MYSTERYX. RELIGION BY THE HEAVENLY PERFECTIONSXI. THE MANIFESTING OF THE ...

This life story of Milarepa--the important Tibetan religious leader who lived over 800 years ago--is part of a remarkable four-volume series on Tibetan Buddhism produced by the late W.Y. Evans-Wentz, all four of which are being published by Oxford in new editions. While there are many parochial differences among the several sects of Tibetan Buddhism, each holds the Great Yogi Milarepa in the highest reverence and esteem. For exemplified in Milarepa's life, as we discover in these pages, ar...

Discover the ideas that shaped the modern world Step into the groundbreaking work of The Wealth of Nations, where Adam Smith unveils the forces behind trade, wealth, and societal progress. This revolutionary book explores timeless principles such as the division of labor, the invisible hand, and free-market dynamics, laying the foundation for economic thought that resonates to this day. With wisdom and clarity, Smith examines the intricate balance between self-interest and collective...

The Liberation Through Hearing During the Intermediate State, sometimes translated as Liberation Through Hearing or transliterated as Bardo Thodol, is a funerary text. The Tibetan text describes, and is intended to guide one through, the experiences that the consciousness has after death, during the interval between death and the next rebirth. This interval is known in Tibetan as the bardo. The text also includes chapters on the signs of death, and rituals to undertake when death is closin...