Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus, Volume 2Trübner, 1871 - English drama |
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... race , who took refuge in the central Asiatic chain , in which traces of his name so plentifully abound , as in the Koh - kas or Caucasus , the Caspian , and Cashmir . It is asserted that the thirteen Gotras or families of Brahmans owe ...
... race , who took refuge in the central Asiatic chain , in which traces of his name so plentifully abound , as in the Koh - kas or Caucasus , the Caspian , and Cashmir . It is asserted that the thirteen Gotras or families of Brahmans owe ...
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... race of that fair lady ? Madh . Hear how I learnt them . Ere she had departed , One of her train , apparently intent On gathering flowers , privately approached me , And borrowing from the garland I had woven A covert for her meaning ...
... race of that fair lady ? Madh . Hear how I learnt them . Ere she had departed , One of her train , apparently intent On gathering flowers , privately approached me , And borrowing from the garland I had woven A covert for her meaning ...
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... race , Of still unblemished honour - not my life : No ! nor the mortal who subdues my heart . Lav . ( Apart . ) What is to be done ? ( An ATTENDANT enters , but without advancing far . ) Att . The venerable Kámandakí . Both . What would ...
... race , Of still unblemished honour - not my life : No ! nor the mortal who subdues my heart . Lav . ( Apart . ) What is to be done ? ( An ATTENDANT enters , but without advancing far . ) Att . The venerable Kámandakí . Both . What would ...
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... a daughter . True , Sakuntala , of Kusika's high race , Bestowed her love on a self - chosen lord- The king Dushyanta . A bright nymph of heaven Espoused a mortal monarch , Purúravas , * And the 34 MÁLATÍ AND MÁDHAVA .
... a daughter . True , Sakuntala , of Kusika's high race , Bestowed her love on a self - chosen lord- The king Dushyanta . A bright nymph of heaven Espoused a mortal monarch , Purúravas , * And the 34 MÁLATÍ AND MÁDHAVA .
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... Race , dastardly as hideous ! All is plunged In utter gloom . ( Considering . ) The river flows before me , The boundary of the funeral ground , that winds * This was a necessary condition ; for the goblins , to the great discredit of ...
... Race , dastardly as hideous ! All is plunged In utter gloom . ( Considering . ) The river flows before me , The boundary of the funeral ground , that winds * This was a necessary condition ; for the goblins , to the great discredit of ...
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Agnimitra Aloud amidst amongst Angada arms aśoka attend Avalokitá Ayodhya Báli behold Bhág Bhavabhúti bosom Brahmá Brahmans brother Buddh Chán CHANAKYA Chand Chandra Chandragupta character clouds commands dame damsel Dasaratha daughter dear death deity delight dialogue drama Duryodhana elephant Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fate father favour fear female festival flowers graceful hand hear heart Hindu honour hope Janaka Jiva Kalahamsa Kálidása Kám Kámandakí Kánch Karna Kautilya king Krishna Lakshmana Lavangiká Looking lord lotus Maday Madayantiká Mádh Mádhava maid Majesty Makaranda Mál Málatí Málaviká Malayaketu Mályavat minister monarch moon mountain Nanda o'er palace passion play prince princess queen Rájá Rák Rakshasa Ráma Ráma's Ratnávalí Rávana Ság Ságariká Sandracottus scene Simhalá Sindh Sítá Śiva slain story Susamgatá tell thee thou throne tree Vasantaka Vásava Vásavadattá Vasu Vatsa Vidarbha Vidúshaka whilst wife youth Yudhishthira
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Page 45 - Come near now, and kiss me, my son. And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed...
Page 56 - Falls to the howling wolf, — and now they fly. (Pauses, and looking round. ) Race, dastardly as hideous ! All is plunged In utter gloom. The river flows before me, The boundary of the funeral ground, that winds Through mouldering bones its interrupted way. Wild raves the torrent as it rushes past And rends its crumbling banks ; the wailing owl Hoots through its skirting groves, and to the sounds The loud long moaning jackal yells reply.
Page 160 - Itemque in lustranda colonia ab eo qui earn deduceret, et cum imperator exercitum, censor populum, lustraret, bonis nominibus, qui hostias ducerent, eligebantur. Quod idem in dilectu consules observant, ut primus miles fiat 103 bono nomine.
Page 272 - ... most lovely. The trees partake of the rapturous season, their new leaves glow like coral, their branches wave with animation in the wind, and their foliage resounds with the blythe murmurs of the bee. The Bakula...
Page 140 - CHANAKYA, the Brahman, replied : " I am rooting out this grass which has hurt my foot." The reply struck the minister as indicative of a character which would contribute to his designs, and he engaged him by the promise of a large reward and high honours to come and preside at the Srdddha which was to be celebrated next new moon at the palace.
Page 13 - How little do they know who speak of us with censure ! This entertainment is not for them. Possibly some' one exists, or will exist, of similar tastes with myself ; for time is boundless, and the world is wide.
Page 127 - It must be acknowledged, that the political code from which they emanate exhibits a morality not a whit superior to that of the Italian school ; but a remarkable, and in some respects a redeeming principle, is the inviolable and devoted fidelity which appears as the uniform characteristic of servants, emissaries, and friends : a singular feature in the Hindu character which it has not yet wholly lost...
Page 156 - Tis known to all the world, I vowed the death of Nanda, and I slew him. The current of a vow will work its way And cannot be resisted. What is done Is spread abroad, and I no more have power To stop the tale.
Page 144 - CHANDRAGUPTA, in whom some little breath yet remained, offered, if they would spare his life, to undertake the task, and this being allowed, he made an iron rod red-hot, and thrusting it into the figure, the wax soon ran, and the lion disappeared. Although they desired his death, CHANDRAGUPTA was taken by the Nandas from the pit into which he had been cast, and continued to live in affluence. He was gifted with all the marks of royalty : his arms reached to his knees ; he was affable, liberal, and...
Page 13 - Brahmanas who sanctify a company. 184. Those men must be considered as the sanctifiers of a company who are most learned in all the Vedas and in all the Angas, and who are the descendants of Srotriyas. 185. A...