A History of Indian Literature, Volume 1The present English translation is based on the original German work written by Professor Winternitz and has been revised in the light of further researches on the subject by different scholars in India and elsewhere. Vol. I relates to Veda (the four Samhitas), Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanisads, Vedangas and the Literature of the ritual. The Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Puranic literature and Tantra. Vol. II deals with the Buddhist Literature of India and the Jaina Literature. Vol. III covers Classical Sanskrit Literature comprising ornate Poetry, Drama, Narrative Literature, Grammar, Lexiocography, Philosophy, Dharma-Sastra, Artha-Sastra, Architecture, Music, Kama-Sutra, Ayurveda, Astronomy, Astrology and Mathematics. |
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The Atharvaveda Samhita | 109 |
Sacrifice in ancient India and the Vedic Samhitas | 148 |
The Samhitas of the Yajurveda | 157 |
The Brāhmaṇas | 174 |
Āraṇyakas and Upanisads | 209 |
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