A History of Indian Literature v1.c3.1

Language: English

v1.c3.1

| | PAGES |
| Preface to the English Translation ... ... | ix-x |
| Preface to the German edition ... ... | xi-xiv |
| List of Abbreviations used in the Notes ... | xv-xix |
| Directions for Pronunciation of Indian Names and Words ... ... ... | xx |
| ## INTRODUCTION ... ... ... | 1-51 |
| Extent and Significance of Indian Literature ... | 1-8 |
| The Beginnings of the Study of Indian Literature in Europe ... ... ... | 8-25 |
| The Chronology of Indian Literature ... | 25-30 |
| The Art of Writing and the Transmission of Indian Literature ... ... ... | 31-40 |
| Indian Languages in their Relation to Literature | 40-51 |
| ## SECTION I. THE VEDA OR THE VEDIC LITERATURE | 52-310 |
| What is the Veda? ... ... ... | 52-56 |
| The Ṛgveda-Saṃhitā ... ... ... | 57-119 |
| The Atharvaveda-Saṃhitā ... ... | 119-163 |
| The Sāmaveda-Saṃhitā ... ... | 163-169 |
| The Saṃhitās of the Yajurveda ... ... | 169-187 |
| The Brāhmaṇas ... ... ... | 187-225 |
| Āraṇyakas and Upaniṣads ... ... | 225-247 |
| The Fundamental Doctrines of the Upaniṣads ... | 247-267 |
| The Vedāṅgas ... ... ... | 268-289 |
| The Literature of Ritual ... 271-282 | |
| The Exegetic Vedāṅgas ... 282-289 | |
| The Age of the Veda ... ... ... | 290-310 |
| ## SECTION II. THE POPULAR EPICS AND THE PURĀṆAS ... | 311-606 |
| The Beginnings of Epic Poetry in India ... | 311-316 |
| What is the Mahābhārata? ... ... | 316-327 |
| The Principal Narrative of the Mahābhārata ... | 327-375 |
| Ancient Heroic Poetry in the Mahābhārata ... | 375-387 |