Download or read book Kacha and Devayani written by KAMALA CHANDRAKANT and published by Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 1971-04-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the war was raging between the devas and asuras, the devas sent Kacha to the preceptor of the asuras. Kacha approached the asura guru as a student. It was in this background of hate, war and rivalry that the beautiful Devayani, the proud daughter, of the asura guru, fell in love with Kacha, the man who was being watched by the asuras with increasing suspicion - they knew Kacha was seeking the key to immortality from their guru. Then a twist in the tale throws the dreams of the young couple into dissarray.

Download or read book Kacha and Devayani written by Amar Chitra Katha and published by Amar Chitra Katha. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Delphi Collected Sanskrit Epics Illustrated written by Valmiki and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2018-05-19 with total page 8348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore Sanskrit literature, the classical language of India, representing a rich cultural tradition from the time of the Vedas in the second millennium BC until Late Antiquity. The leading works of Indian epic poetry are the ‘Ramayana’ and the ‘Mahabharata’, as well as The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature and Sangam literature. These texts are among some of the oldest surviving epic poems ever written. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents a comprehensive range of Sanskrit epics, including the complete ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’, with illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the leading works of Sanskrit epic poetry * Concise introduction to the epic poems * Complete ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’, with scholarly footnotes * Excellent formatting of the poems * Rare other Sanskrit epics appearing for the first time in digital publishing - explore the rich heritage of Sanskrit literature * Easily locate the sections you want to read * Features a biography on the leading poet Kalidasa * Bonus text of Arthur Anthony Macdonell’s ‘A History of Sanskrit Literature’ * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Hindu Itihasa Ramayana by Valmiki (Translated by Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Mahabharata by Vyasa (Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli) Other Sanskrit Epics Buddhacharita by Asvaghosa (Translated by E. B. Cowell) Saundarananda by Asvaghosa (Translated by E. H. Johnston) Selections from ‘Raghuvamsha’ by Kalidasa (Translated by Arthur W. Ryder) Selections from ‘Kumarasambhava’ by Kalidasa (Translated by Arthur W. Ryder) Shishupala Vadha by Magha (Cantos I-IV) (Translated by M. S. Bhandare) Kiratarjuniya by Bharavi (Translated by Romesh Chunder Dutt) Bhattikavya by Bhatti (Canto I) (Anonymous translation 1867) The Biographies A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell Kalidasa: His Life and Writings by Arthur W. Ryder Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

Download or read book Yayati written by Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar and published by Orient Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi Awards. The story of Yayati is perhaps one of the most intriguing and fascinating episodes of Mahabharata. Yayati was a great scholar and one of the noblest rulers of olden times. He followed the shastras and was devoted to the welfare of his subjects. Even the King of Gods, Indra, held him in high esteem. Married to seductively beautiful Devyani, in love with her maid Sharmishtha, and father of five sons from two women, yet Yayati unabashedly declares, 'My lust for pleasure is unsatisfied...'. His quest for the carnal continued, sparing not even his youngest son, and exchanging his old age for his son's youth...

Download or read book History of Ancient India Revisited A Vedic Puranic View written by Omesh K. Chopra and published by BlueRose Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vedic-Puranic literature as well as archaeological, geological, historical, linguistic, and literary accounts have been reviewed to establish the various cultures that evolved in ancient India from about 3500 BCE to the Mahabharata War (1450 BCE). The book describes various misconceptions, e.g., the myth about an Aryan invasion. The following markers are used to establish the dates and geographical locations of various cultures: (i) The rise in sea levels due to melting of land-based snow after the last Ice Age. (ii) Migration of the Dravidian people from the lost continent of Kumari Kandam that submerged under the Indian Ocean. (iii) The dates for the start of farming, use of kiln-baked bricks, domestication of horses, and metal working in the Indian subcontinent. (iv) The dates when Sarasvati River dried up and the Mahabharata War occurred. The book notes that asva-containing or rath-containing names could not have existed before horses were domesticated or chariots were in use. The book also notes that Mathura Krsna is different from Dwarka Krsna; the two are separated by more then 1000 years. During Mathura Krsna’s time, conflicts were settled by hand-to-hand combat or with the use of a mace. In contrast, during Dwarka Krsna’s time, metal arms were used.

Download or read book The Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose written by Anonymous and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose: Adi Parva by an unknown writer, translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, is the first volume of the Indian epic Mahabharata, translated into English prose. The book recounts the history, mythology, and moral lessons of ancient India, providing readers with a rich and engaging introduction to the timeless wisdom of this classic literary work.

Download or read book Stories from the Bhagavatam written by Bodhasarananda Swami and published by Advaita Ashrama. This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Ebook Edition - March 2016

Download or read book The Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa written by Rāya and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa Complete written by Anonymous and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 12302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Om! Having bowed down to Narayana and Nara, the most exalted male being, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered. Ugrasrava, the son of Lomaharshana, surnamed Sauti, well-versed in the Puranas, bending with humility, one day approached the great sages of rigid vows, sitting at their ease, who had attended the twelve years’ sacrifice of Saunaka, surnamed Kulapati, in the forest of Naimisha. Those ascetics, wishing to hear his wonderful narrations, presently began to address him who had thus arrived at that recluse abode of the inhabitants of the forest of Naimisha. Having been entertained with due respect by those holy men, he saluted those Munis (sages) with joined palms, even all of them, and inquired about the progress of their asceticism. Then all the ascetics being again seated, the son of Lomaharshana humbly occupied the seat that was assigned to him. Seeing that he was comfortably seated, and recovered from fatigue, one of the Rishis beginning the conversation, asked him, ‘Whence comest thou, O lotus-eyed Sauti, and where hast thou spent the time? Tell me, who ask thee, in detail.’ Accomplished in speech, Sauti, thus questioned, gave in the midst of that big assemblage of contemplative Munis a full and proper answer in words consonant with their mode of life. “Sauti said, ‘Having heard the diverse sacred and wonderful stories which were composed in his Mahabharata by Krishna-Dwaipayana, and which were recited in full by Vaisampayana at the Snake-sacrifice of the high-souled royal sage Janamejaya and in the presence also of that chief of Princes, the son of Parikshit, and having wandered about, visiting many sacred waters and holy shrines, I journeyed to the country venerated by the Dwijas (twice-born) and called Samantapanchaka where formerly was fought the battle between the children of Kuru and Pandu, and all the chiefs of the land ranged on either side. Thence, anxious to see you, I am come into your presence. Ye reverend sages, all of whom are to me as Brahma; ye greatly blessed who shine in this place of sacrifice with the splendour of the solar fire: ye who have concluded the silent meditations and have fed the holy fire; and yet who are sitting—without care, what, O ye Dwijas (twice-born), shall I repeat, shall I recount the sacred stories collected in the Puranas containing precepts of religious duty and of worldly profit, or the acts of illustrious saints and sovereigns of mankind?” “The Rishi replied, ‘The Purana, first promulgated by the great Rishi Dwaipayana, and which after having been heard both by the gods and the Brahmarshis was highly esteemed, being the most eminent narrative that exists, diversified both in diction and division, possessing subtile meanings logically combined, and gleaned from the Vedas, is a sacred work. Composed in elegant language, it includeth the subjects of other books. It is elucidated by other Shastras, and comprehendeth the sense of the four Vedas. We are desirous of hearing that history also called Bharata, the holy composition of the wonderful Vyasa, which dispelleth the fear of evil, just as it was cheerfully recited by the Rishi Vaisampayana, under the direction of Dwaipayana himself, at the snake-sacrifice of Raja Janamejaya?’

Download or read book My Daughter written by Shiny Thomas and published by BecomeShakespeare.com. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I had a friend Siva Rama Krishnan; I used to call him Siva. He came from the South and I am from the East. He was my collegue, partner and my best friend. We were together for more than a decade. Siva was a gem of a person, kind-hearted in his dealing with people around him. Three Gods are always with him and showering him with blessings. Due to his mercy, several people are still alive. Let us go through his story... "My Daughter".

Download or read book The Mahabharata A Modern Retelling written by Erin Bernstein and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the meaning of life? Is it better to live a life of abstention and piety or die a hero in battle? Is it ever justified to wage war with your kin? What makes a warrior sound of body, mind, and spirit? These and many other questions are not subjects that sprung from the mind of man as of late. In this saga of gods, goddesses, demons, monsters, magic, and the like, the reader can see, in a new, unabridged format, that such matters were just as mystifying then as they are now! This volume, one of eighteen to follow, takes us on a long and winding road that asks us hesitate, ruminate, and, ultimately celebrate the triumph of good over evil. -- The Author

Download or read book Mahabharata Retold written by Himanshu Agarwal and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man has been advancing through a plethora of inventions and discoveries that have led to a tremendous transition in culture, education and perception of thoughts. Nowadays, life hurtles ahead, leaving us with no time for inner growth. So we consider the tales of our ancestors and our epics as mere myths. This book emphasizes on the past of the human race and describes the link between the first man and the lineage of the Mahabharata. The book also describes the various facts that led to the epic war of the Mahabharata. The author has portrayed the reasons due to which the Mahabharata war commenced, and has also explained the strategies employed in the war. The Mahabharata is incomplete without the role of Lord Krishna. The book also portrays the lineage of Lord Krishna and describes his role in the Mahabharata war in depth. Read Book 1, the Mahabharata, for a treasure house of ancient tales, with yet a touch of reason and reality in them!

Download or read book Girish Karnad An inclusive study of his illustrious plays written by Dr. Soham Chaudhary and published by Shashwat Publication. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers critical and systematic understanding in terms of culture, tradition, relationship, condition of women, search for completeness of his 9 renowned plays for the students of B.A, M.A, Ph.d, and UGC NET, providing dynamic analysis of his writings which both reflect and challenge the periods in which they were produced.

Download or read book The Influence of Literature in The Modern World written by Dr.K.R.Venkatesan and published by Archers & Elevators Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Messages from Mhabharat written by Murti Yerrapragada and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, Messages from Mahabharat, presents the epic story of Mahabharat in simple English. After editing the Scriptures, the great sage created this wonderful epic to convey the underlying essence of Vedas using the story medium. Mahabharat is thus known as the ‘Panchama Vedam’, the fifth Veda. Addressing a group of scholar sages led by Kulapati Shounaka Maharshi, Ugrasravas, a talented storyteller, narrates the story of Mahabharat in the setting of a forest known as Naimisharanyam. The sages were conducting a long Yagnam. During one of the breaks of this Yagnam, they wanted to hear a new, unheard, enlightening and entertaining story. The epic unfolds a series of legendary events, culminating in the famed Kurukshetra War, and beyond. Running close to Vyasa’s original story, the book presents the entire epic story with all relevant features including many sub-stories and details of the eighteen-day war. Starting from the early origins of the Chandra Dynasty, the story revolves around the lives of the children of Kings Dhritarastra and Pandu. The detailed conduct of these main players and others portrays a wide spectrum of human behavioral traits.

Download or read book The Fugitive and Other Poems written by Rabindranath Tagore and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first non-Western writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature Rabindranath Tagore was the literary voice of India. 'The Fugitive' is an excellent example of his work, featuring six stories and several spiritual songs.