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A History of Sanskrit Literature

by A. A. Macdonell

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — Introductory
  3. 3Chapter II — The Vedic Period
  4. 4Chapter III — The Rigveda
  5. 5Chapter IV — Poetry of the Rigveda
  6. 6Chapter V — Philosophy of the Rigveda
  7. 7Chapter VI — The Rigvedic Age
  8. 8Chapter VII — The Later Vedas
  9. 9Chapter VIII — The Brāhmaṇas (Circa 800–500 B.C.)
  10. 10Chapter IX — The Sūtras (Circa 500–200 B.C.)
  11. 11Chapter X — The Epics
  12. 12The Purāṇas
  13. 13The Rāmāyaṇa
  14. 14Chapter XI — Kāvya or Court Epic (Circa 200 B.c.–1100 A.D.)
  15. 15Chapter XII — Lyric Poetry (Circa 400–1100 A.D.)
  16. 16Chapter XIII — The Drama (Circa 400–1000 A.D.)
  17. 17Chapter XIV — Fairy Tales and Fables
  18. 18Ethical Poetry
  19. 19Chapter XV — Philosophy
  20. 20Chapter XVI — Sanskrit Literature and the West
  21. 21Appendix on Technical Literature
  22. 22History
  23. 23Grammar
  24. 24Lexicography
  25. 25Poetics
  26. 26Mathematics and Astronomy
  27. 27Medicine
  28. 28Arts
  29. 29Bibliographical Notes
  30. 30Chapter III
  31. 31Chapter VI
  32. 32Chapter VII
  33. 33Chapter VIII
  34. 34Chapter IX
  35. 35Chapter X
  36. 36Chapter XI
  37. 37Chapter XII
  38. 38Chapter XIII
  39. 39Chapter XIV
  40. 40Chapter XV
  41. 41Chapter XVI
  42. 42D — Appleton and Company’s Publications

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