Government of IndiaHindu Literature: Comprising the Book of Good Counsels, Nala and Damayanti Sakoontala, the Ramayana and Poems of Toru Dutt
Keywords: Sanskrit, Hitopadesha, Fables, Stories, Nala Damayanti, Ramayana
Publisher: Colonial Press,London
Description: This work is a translation of the Sanskrit text Hitopadesha. Composed in either 10th or 12th century AD by an unknown author, Hitopadesha is a work containing fables carrying wisdom, maxims and political advice. It has both animal and human characters. It includes tales like 'The Story of the Lion and the Hare,' The Story of the Dyed Jackal,' etc. Translated by Sir Edwin Arnold, this work also includes translated stories from other Indian texts like the Nala and Damayanti, Ramayana, and the poems of Toru Dutt.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-31T04:50:08Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-31T04:50:08Z |
| dc.description | This work is a translation of the Sanskrit text Hitopadesha. Composed in either 10th or 12th century AD by an unknown author, Hitopadesha is a work containing fables carrying wisdom, maxims and political advice. It has both animal and human characters. It includes tales like 'The Story of the Lion and the Hare,' The Story of the Dyed Jackal,' etc. Translated by Sir Edwin Arnold, this work also includes translated stories from other Indian texts like the Nala and Damayanti, Ramayana, and the poems of Toru Dutt. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | v, 467 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Colonial Press,London |
| dc.subject | Sanskrit, Hitopadesha, Fables, Stories, Nala Damayanti, Ramayana |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1900 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002067 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-31T04:50:08Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-31T04:50:08Z |
| dc.description | This work is a translation of the Sanskrit text Hitopadesha. Composed in either 10th or 12th century AD by an unknown author, Hitopadesha is a work containing fables carrying wisdom, maxims and political advice. It has both animal and human characters. It includes tales like 'The Story of the Lion and the Hare,' The Story of the Dyed Jackal,' etc. Translated by Sir Edwin Arnold, this work also includes translated stories from other Indian texts like the Nala and Damayanti, Ramayana, and the poems of Toru Dutt. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | v, 467 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Colonial Press,London |
| dc.subject | Sanskrit, Hitopadesha, Fables, Stories, Nala Damayanti, Ramayana |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1900 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002067 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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