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: 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 Institutes Of Vishnu Translated by Julius Jolly This Hindu law book contains descriptions of yogic practises, and a moving hymn to the Goddess Prajapati. The Vishnu-smriti or Vaishnava Dharmasâstra or Vishnu-sûtra is in the main a coll
Description: This is a versified translation of the Caurapancasika. This love poem of fifty stanzas was written by the Kasmiri poet Bilhana Kavi in the 11th century. The story runs that the Brahman Bilhana had a clandestine love affair with Princess Yaminipurnatilaka, the daughter of King Madanabhirama. He was discovered and Bilhana wrote this poem in prison before he learned whether he would be executed or banished. The historic outcome is unknown, which adds to the rea...
Description: This book, one of the concluding portions of the Mahabharata, is notable for several reasons. The first is a long interposed section of Upanishadic material, known the as Anugita. This occupies a large part of this book; Arjuna asks Krishna
Description: One night the famous King Triple-victory, mighty as the king of the gods, found a monk called Patience standing under a fig tree and making a magic circle. O King, if you wish to do me a favor, go south from here some distance all alone, and
Description: This is the first complete public domain translation of the Ramayana to be placed online. The Ramayana is one of the two epic Hindu poems, the other being the Mahabharata. The Ramayana describes a love story between Rama, an ancient King, and
Description: This is a short translation from the Harivamsa, a Sanskrit text which is techncially a Purana. This translation is notable because the translation is by Henry David Thoreau, the prominent 19th century American philosopher and writer.
Description: Possibly the oldest extant text about Hatha Yoga, The Hatha Yoga Pradipika was written about the 15th century CE, by Swami Swatmarama, a disciple of Swami Goraknath. PRODUCTION NOTES: This edition incorporates the text of the 1914 Pancham S
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 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: 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: The Sacred Laws Of The Âryas As Taught In The Schools Of Âpastamba, Guatama, Vâsishtha, And Budhâyana Translated By Georg Bühler Part I Âpastamba And Gautama. About Author: Professor Johann Georg Bühler (July 19, 1837 – April 8, 1898) was a
Supplemental catalog subcollection information: American Libraries Collection; Historical Literature; Reprint. Originally published: AES, 1891; Includes bibliographical references
Description: This powerful saga of the female protagonist, Bimla, traces her metamorphosis into a spiritually and intellectually evolved person in great detail. The story set against the backdrop of the Swadeshi movement in Bengal, is one of the most thou
Description: The Bhagavadgt[; With the Sanatsug[tya and the Anugt
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