The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki : an epic of ancient India. Volume V, Sundarakāṇḍa 9781400884575, 1400884578

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The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki : an epic of ancient India. Volume V, Sundarakāṇḍa
 9781400884575, 1400884578

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

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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

Copyright© 1996 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, Chichester, West Sussex All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Viilmiki. Riimiiya9a. Sundarakai:i