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Indian Idylls; From the Sanskrit of the Mahâbhârata
Indian Idylls From the Sanskrit of the Mahbhrata Author:Sir Edwin Arnold General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1883 Original Publisher: Roberts Brothers Subjects: Sanskrit poetry English poetry Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / Anthologies Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Religion / Hinduism / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original.... more » It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: With happier tears and softening voice she said To Keshint: " Speed yet again, my girl; And, while he wots not, from the kitchen take Meat he hath dressed, and bring it here to me." So went the maid, and, waiting secretly, Brake from the mess a morsel, hot and spiced, And, bearing it with faithful swiftness, gave To Damayanti. She (O Kuru King 1) -- That knew so well the dishes dressed by him -- Touched, tasted it, and, laughing -- weeping -- cried, Beside herself with joy: " Yes, yes; 't is he I That charioteer is Nala 1" Then, a-pant, Even while she washed her mouth,1 she bade the maid Go with the children twain to Vahuka; Who, when he saw his little Indrasen 1 Like a well-bred and pious j. idy, the utmost emotion does not make Damayanti forget her religious duties. The Law of Manu enjoins (v. 145)1 "After tleep', after sneezing, eating, drinking, spitting, telling juntruths, and before reading the sacred books, let every one, though pure, wash out the mouth." j, And Indrasena, started up, and ran, And caught, and folded them upon his breast ; Holding them there, his darlings, each as fair As children of the gods. Then, quite undone With love and yearning, loudly sobbed the Prince. . JUntil, perceiving Keshini, who watched, Shamed to be known, he set his children down, And said : " In sooth, good friend, this lovely pair So like mine own are, that at seein...« less