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Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation
Part I: Introduction
I. The Position of the Sundarakāṇḍa
2. Synopsis of the Sundarakāṇḍa
3. The Structure and Contents of the Sundarakāṇḍa
4. The Characters of the Sundarakāṇḍa
5. A Tale of Three Cities: Ayodhyā, Kiṣkindhā, and Lānkā
6. The Name of the Sundarakāṇḍa
7. The Destiny of the Sundarakāṇḍa
8. Text, Translation, and Commentaries
Part II: Sundarakāṇḍa
Part III: Notes
Glossary of lmportant Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets
Glossary of Common Flora and Fauna
Bibliography of Works Consulted
Index
The Ramayal)a of Valmiki
The Ramayal).a of Valmiki AN EPIC OF ANCIENT INDIA
Volume V -
Sundarakiu:u/,a
Introduction, Translation, and Annotation by Robert P. Goldman and Sally J. Sutherland Goldman
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
For Pandit T. Shrinivas Shastri
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