Description: This the Sanskrit text of the Mahabharata in Sanskrit. This is derived from electronic files created by Prof. Muneo Tokunaga of Kyoto and edited by John D. Smith. Their data was used to generate parallel Devanagari and Romanization, using cus
Description: The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is an epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandava princes as well as containing philosophical and devotional material, such as
Description: The Bhagavad Gita is technically part of Book 6 of the Mahabharata, although it is known to be a later accretion to the saga, which stands on its own merits. It is a dialog between the God Krishna and the hero Arjuna, taking place in a timele
Description: This is an experimental Sanskrit version of the Rig Veda; each verse occupies a separate file and is encoded in UTF-8 Unicode Devanagari and standard romanization. This version is derived from an ITRANS transcription which has been published
Description: This is an abridged verse translation of the two longest epic poems in world literature, the Ramayana and Mahabharata. This translation is surprisingly readable and very moving once you get used to the rhymed couplet format. This also serves
Description: Margaret E. Noble was an Irish woman who was converted to Hinduism by the noted Indian Guru Vivekananda during the Victorian era. Under the name Sister Nivedita she devoted her life to selflessly serving the poor of India, particularly women
Description: This, the 42nd volume of the the Sacred Books of the East, is an anthology of representative hymns from the Arthrva-veda, the fourth Veda. This selection is grouped thematically, so the hymns are not in numeric order.
Description: Swami Abhedananda (1866-1939) was a disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa. He was one of the firsts to spread the message of Vedanta Philosophy into the western world. “How to Be a Yogi” is one of the most influential spiritual books of all ti
Description: This author has attained great celebrity in his own country and in the adjacent parts of India; some information regarding his country and language may however be acceptable to the reader. Telugu is a principal language of the peninsula of In
Description: The Mricchakatika, or Little Clay Cart, is one of the oldest Indian plays known, probably written about the 2nd century BCE. This is the only work by the author King Shudraka, who preceded the more famous Kalidasa by about five centuries. Lit
Description: This is part I of the Sacred Books of the East Satapatha Brahamana translation, containing Books I and II. Table of content: First Kânda I, 1, 1. First Adhyâya. First Brâhmana I, 1, 2. Second Brâhmana I, 1, 3. Third Brâhmana I, 1, 4. Fourt
Description: This is the second volume in the 'Vedic Hymns' section of the Sacred Books of the East. It was the final SBE text volume to be converted to etext. While continuing the thread of Vedic linguistics which Max Müller started in the first Vedic Hy
Description: This is a set of essays by Sister Nivedita, published posthumously. Nivedita was a woman of Irish nationality who converted to Hinduism and spent her life selflessly helping the poor women of India. This book gives a rare ground-level vista o
Description: A Vedic Reader By Arthur Anthony Macdonell Containing Thirty Hymns Of The Rigveda In The Original Samhita And Pada Texts. About the Author: Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1854 - 1930), 7th of Lochgarry, was a noted Sanskrit scholar. Macdonell was born in India and educated at Gottingen University, then matriculated in 1876 at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, gaining a classical exhibition and three scholarships (for German, Sanskrit, and Chinese). He graduated...
Description: Tagore is an artist of rare lyrical powers, who understands the human soul. Tagore's poems are devotions, mystical, sublimated ecstasy. They are the thoughts of a seer, the perfect union of beauty and truth in poetry. Contents: Fruit Gatherin
Description: This book is a systematic introduction to hindu mysticism as it evolved in India through the ages. Mysticism is not an intellectual theory, It is fundamentally an active, formative, creative, elevating and ennobling principle of life. Accordi
Description: Shearer's luminous rendering sings with timeless beauty and force. -- Parabola, Summer 2002