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Title: Indian Poetry
Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit
of the Gita Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad
Of India" (Mahabharata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the
Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems.

Author: Edwin Arnold

Release Date: July 4, 2008 [EBook #25965]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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INDIAN POETRY

CONTAINING

"_THE INDIAN SONG OF SONGS," FROM THE SANSKRIT
OF THE GITA GOVINDA OF JAYADEVA
TWO BOOKS FROM "THE ILIAD OF INDIA" (MAHABHARATA)
"PROVERBIAL WISDOM" FROM THE SHLOKAS OF THE
HITOPADESA, AND OTHER ORIENTAL POEMS_

BY

SIR EDWIN ARNOLD, M.A., K.C.I.E., C.S.I.

_Author of "The Light of Asia"_

OFFICER OF THE WHITE ELEPHANT OF SIAM
THIRD CLASS OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE MEDJIDIE
FELLOW OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC AND ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES
HONORARY MEMBER OF THE SOCIETE DE GEOGRAPHIE, MARSEILLES, ETC. ETC.
FORMERLY PRINCIPAL OF THE DECCAN COLLEGE, POONA
AND FELLOW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BOMBAY

EIGHTH IMPRESSION

LONDON

KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & CO. L^TD

DRYDEN HOUSE, GERRARD STREET, W.

1904

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CONTENTS.

PAGE

THE INDIAN SONG OF SONGS--

Introduction 1

Hymn to Vishnu 3

Sarga the First--The Sports of Krishna 9

Sarga the Second--The Penitence of Krishna 22

Sarga the Thir