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1001 7, 3 | humbled foeman and a younger's haugty scorn~May not, shall not, 1002 6, 3 | wore,~Golden tints upon his haunches, sapphire on his antlers 1003 10, 3 | nor mortals might sustain,~Hauuman in red blood welt'ring rolled 1004 10, 10| CHARIOT~Not in dastard terror havan sought his safety in his 1005 4, 4 | sages find in Truth their haven shore,~Scorning death and 1006 Epi | common with the Odyssey. Having placed before English readers 1007 3 | is Rama's country. Every headland has some legend, every cavern 1008 9, 7 | from limb I rend!~Wiser heads than Kumbha-karna right 1009 10, 4 | KUMBHA-KARNA~Once, more healed and strong and valiant, 1010 10, 12| fallen foeman due,~And they heaped the wood of Chandan and 1011 6, 4 | LAKSHMAN'S DEPARTURE~"Heardst that distant cry of danger?" 1012 6, 7 | speed thy way,~When thou hearest helpless Sita is by Ravan 1013 Epi | may possibly receive a hearing, even from the much-distracted 1014 9, 7 | my stature high,~And he hears his thunders echoed by my 1015 3, 4 | depart?~True is righteous -hearted Sita cleaving to her husband 1016 12, 5 | lord and husband bright as heaven-ascending star,~Saw her sons as hermit - 1017 8, 1 | gold.~White and gay and heaven-aspiring rose the structure high 1018 6, 5 | bride!~Speak thy lineage, heaven-descended! who may be thy parents 1019 10, 12| thee in mortal form,~Or the heaven-traversing VISHNU, INDRA ruler of the 1020 3, 8 | his parents as his spirit heavenward flew,~Thus unconscious, 1021 3, 4 | breaks a much-enduring heart,~Heed not Dasa-ratha's mandate, 1022 9 | expected, all the advisers heedlessly advised war.~All but Bibhishan. 1023 6, 5 | robes, not sylvan garments, heighten Beauty's potent power!~Lady 1024 Epi | ancient India. The tale of Helen was a tale of womanly beauty 1025 10, 2 | For when falls the dying helmsman, sinks the vessel in the 1026 1, 1 | lived in mutual kindness helpful with their ample wealth,~ 1027 10, 10| said Matali, "which the helping Gods provide,~Rama, take 1028 Epi | brought out by the venerable Hem Chandra Vidyaratna in Calcutta 1029 12, 5 | to that royal Yajna came,~Hen of every race and nation, 1030 | Hence 1031 11, 4 | Girt by minstrel, bard, and herald chanting glorious deeds 1032 8, 1 | timid deer,~Severed from her herd and kindred when the prowling 1033 4, 2 | fattened sheep,~Tend the herdsman and his cattle, tend the 1034 4 | denied heaven and a world here-after. In ancient India as in 1035 5, 1 | deny,~Hunger they in life hereafter-like the speaker of a lie.~And 1036 Epi | among the most valuable heritages which have been left to 1037 12, 3 | spring!~Were the boys no hermit-children, in the hermit's garments 1038 4, 3 | royal dame,~Unto Rama's hermit-cottage ancient Queen Kausalya came,~ 1039 5, 3 | fair,~Beauteous spot for hermit-dwelling joyous with the voice of 1040 7, 5 | cloud-capped ranges in their hermit-guise they strayed,~Massive clouds 1041 4, 1 | the eager Bharat, Rama's hermit-home to find,~Nestled in a jungle 1042 8, 3 | of yore,~Nursing in his hero-bosom tender sorrows evermore!~ 1043 Epi | with all its valour and heroism, ambition and lofty chivalry. 1044 | herself 1045 6, 3 | misgives me, sister," Lakshman hesitated still,~"Tis some deep deceitful 1046 3, 2 | hamlets Queen Kausalya's hests obey,~And a thousand arméd 1047 4 | and some of them extremely heterodox, and the greatest latitude 1048 4, 1 | faithful might.~Faggots hewn of gnarléd branches, blossoms 1049 7, 6 | thousand of my best~Seek the hiding-place of Ravan in the regions 1050 10, 6 | Nikumbhila, Indrajit in secret hies,~For the rights which yield 1051 2, 1 | his race and nation was to high-souled Rama given,~Thoughtsthat 1052 8, 3 | strong Asuras shall not hinder Rama's path,~When at Lanka' 1053 Epi | the great classic of the Hindi language, Krittibas's Ramayana 1054 Epi | it was not long before M. Hippolyte Fauche presented the European 1055 1, 1 | Poorer fed not on the richer, hireling friend upon the great,~None 1056 9, 9 | Bibhishan, secret envy hirks within,~Thou wouldst rule 1057 Epi | crimes of great actors in the historic world; the characters of 1058 Epi | is to comprehend the real history of the people during three 1059 3, 8 | who shot by sound,~I could hit the unseen target, by the 1060 1, 5 | Hence in haste I journeyed hither, travelling late and early 1061 3, 6 | pure and peaceful mind,~Hoary-headed ancient hermits, hundred 1062 Epi | before he became a house holder. The pious Hindu saw in 1063 4, 1 | tuskers roam,~And the deep and hollow caverns where the wild beasts 1064 5, 1 | this hermit's lonely den!~Homely fare and jungle produce 1065 1, 1 | lived by labour, of their honest duty proud,~To the Gods 1066 3, 7 | of food provide,~Mark the honeycombs suspended from each tall 1067 9, 10| smiling courtiers who with honeyed speech beguile,--~Few are 1068 5, 1 | morning prayer,~VASUS and the hooded NAGAS, golden-winged GARUDA 1069 10, 1 | thunder-sounding car,~From the hoofs of charging coursers, from 1070 Epi | able compass will, it is hoped, find in this book a handy 1071 10, 2 | the wave!~Mark the ring of hopeful Vanars, how they watch o' 1072 4, 1 | spread upon the lea,~Store of horns and branching antlers, fire-wood 1073 7, 6 | warlike females and the horse-faced women dwell,~Halt not till 1074 12 | Rama performed a great Horse-sacrifice. Kings and princes were 1075 10, 8 | earth beneath their tread,~Horsemen that on wings of lightning 1076 10, 1 | came,~And they swept the hosts of Ravan like a sweeping 1077 7, 5 | a sigh,~And the earth is hot and feverish, moistened 1078 Epi | life and settled down as a householder. Every Aryan boy assumed 1079 1, 1 | Fathers with their happy households owned their cattle, corn, 1080 6, 2 | lightning as the female hovered near.~With his sword the 1081 6, 2 | perchance or death-like stupor hovers o'er my lovéd dame,~Let 1082 | however 1083 2, 6 | harvests thrive,~But from ri~hteous Rama severed, never can 1084 5, 4 | Godavari's limpid wave!~Rich of hue, with eye of lotus, truthful, 1085 Epi | an exaggerated form the humbler trials of a woman's life; 1086 5, 1 | guests their dues deny,~Hunger they in life hereafter-like 1087 10, 6 | dart,~Lakshman with his hurtling arrows pierced the Raksha' 1088 5, 1 | s peerless grace!~Leafy hut the holy sages to the royal 1089 8, 1 | filled the air,~Homes and huts of rustic beauty peeped 1090 11, 4 | white-robed holy Brahmans hymn and sacred mantras sing.~ 1091 2, 4 | woman, wherefore dost thou idly mope?~Dear is Rama as my 1092 3, 3 | changeful fortune changing oft ignore the plighted word,~And forget 1093 7, 1 | these darts with points illumed,~And this day shall not 1094 6, 3 | green,~'Tis some maya and illusion, trust not what thy eyes 1095 4, 4 | pleasures of the present, spurn illusions poor and vain,~Take the 1096 6, 3 | pierced by Rama's arrows fell,~Imitating Rama's accents uttered forth 1097 Epi | Maha-bharata, the Ramayana is immeasurably superior in its delineation 1098 5 | of stirring events which immediately succeed, and which give 1099 12, 2 | came~Deathless Bard of Lay Immortal--Saint Valmiki rich in fame,~ 1100 6, 7 | beak and bloody talons to impede the Raksha's path,~Pierced 1101 2, 2 | of righteous Truth,~Truth impels his thought and action, 1102 Epi | determination of a woman and an imperious queen, and the feebleness 1103 Epi | animated by some sparks of imperishable truth, unless it truly embodies 1104 3, 2 | Coats of mail to sword impervious, quivers which can never 1105 9, 6 | Rama's righteous grace implore,~Take my counsel, Raksha 1106 10 | son Indrajit, are the most important, and oftenest recited and 1107 7 | find that the poet even imports Aryan customs into his account 1108 4 | passages in the Epic are more impressive than Rama's wise and kindly 1109 9 | and discovered Sita in her imprisonment, but had also managed to 1110 6, 3 | unknown fascination doth my in-most bosom fill,~As I mark his 1111 3, 3 | wife the loveless consort, inauspicious is her star!~Small the measure 1112 2, 1 | endearing grace,~Taught by inborn pride and wisdom patient 1113 Epi | and his allies there is no incident so stirring, so animated, 1114 12, 3 | ending if thy royal heart incline!"~"Be it so," thus Rama 1115 3, 6 | summit are on lofty thoughts inclined.~Earthly pride nor earthly 1116 3, 6 | well,~Or if still thy heart inclineth, here in peace and comfort 1117 3, 3 | wedded lord,~Who to holy love inconstant from their wedded consort 1118 Epi | the Maha-Bharata by the incorporation of new episodes, tales, 1119 12, 1 | Rama by his kindly gifts increased!~ 1120 Epi | 1869-85. The talented and indefatigable Mr. Ralph Griffith, C.I.E., 1121 Epi | nations.~There is something indescribably touching and tender in the 1122 9 | driven from the court with indiguity, and joined the forces of 1123 2, 2 | his empire seat his son,~INDRA-like in peerless valour, rishi-like 1124 10, 5 | V - INDRJIT'S SACRIFICE AND SECOND BATTLE~ 1125 7 | domestic manners, the arts and industries, the sacred rites and ceremonies, 1126 6, 5 | heavenly maid,~Beast's of prey infest the jungle, Rakshas haunt 1127 Epi | faith, and describes with infinite pathos domestic scones and 1128 9 | whom he gave much valuable information about Lanka and its warriors.~ 1129 Epi | on for centuries. We are informed that the poem consists of 1130 3, 6 | regal majesty,~'Neath a fall Ingudi's shadow by the river's 1131 1 | the ancient races which inhabited those two countries.~According 1132 End | at the gate, with strict injunctions that whoever intruded on 1133 6, 2 | beware a Raksha's fury and an injured female's wrath,~Surpa-nakha 1134 11, 4 | sandals with the rarest gems inlaid,~Placed them at the feet 1135 2, 5 | Scheming for a fatal purpose, inly then Kaikeyi smiled,~And 1136 4, 4 | is none!~In the wayside inn he halteth who in distant 1137 12, 3 | Eyes and ears and hearts insatiate drank the nectar of the 1138 2, 4 | Manthara thus made reply:~What insensate rage or madness clouds thy 1139 Epi | fears!"~The nurse's dark insinuations work on the mind of the 1140 Epi | the greatest influence in inspiring our modem poets and forming 1141 | instead 1142 7, 5 | moisture by the solar ray instilled,~Now the skies like fruitful 1143 Epi | forms the basis of the moral instruction of a nation, and it is a 1144 Epi | the occasion when she was insulted in court. The Council of 1145 5, 3 | holding high the roof aloft,~Interlacing twigs and branches, corded 1146 Epi | process of additions and interpolations had gone on for centuries. 1147 Epi | occupied generations of busy interpolators.~The Sloka verse in which 1148 3, 7 | and plain,~Jambu branches intertwining, with the bent and twisting 1149 2 | and effect with the dark intrigues which follow, and which 1150 Epi | Sardinia in 1843-67, first introduced this great Epic to the European 1151 End | injunctions that whoever intruded on the private conference 1152 4, 1 | with righteous fame,~Now inured to hermit's labour by the 1153 12 | Kings and princes were invited from neighbouring countries, 1154 7, 2 | alliance in his need,~Nor invokes a powerless chieftain in 1155 8, 4 | fetters free?~llanuman, iny friend and comrade, lead 1156 3, 4 | more see our Rama, banished Iong and banished far,~Iron-hearted 1157 3, 4 | banished Iong and banished far,~Iron-hearted is Kausalya from her Rama 1158 10 | Ceylon. There is a chain of islands across the strait, and the 1159 7, 6 | uncouth nations, in the islets of the sea,~In the mountains 1160 10, 8 | the cry of woman's wail,~Issuing from the homes of Lanka 1161 Epi | recension), published with an Italian translation by Gorresio, 1162 | itself 1163 1 | vi., Sections~1xvii. to Ixix., Section lxxiii., and Section 1164 10 | an abstract of Sections Ixxv. to xci., and portions of 1165 10, 8 | swooped upon the banner, jackals yelled their doleful cry,~ 1166 3, 7 | bamboo smooth and plain,~Jambu branches intertwining, with 1167 Epi | Videhas, Janak (or rather Janaka, but I have omitted the 1168 4, 4 | And the deep and darksome jangle shall be Rama's royal hall,~ 1169 11, 4 | with the wreath and water jar.~Girt by minstrel, bard, 1170 6, 5 | ruddy coral teeth of tender jasmine shine,~In thy eyes of limpid 1171 7, 4 | lotus azure as the sky,~Jatarupa and Priyangu, honey, curd 1172 7, 5 | monarch of the Rakshas,-so Jataya said and died,--~In some 1173 10, 8 | Lakshman marked the mighty jav'lin as it winged its whizzing 1174 10, 3 | RAVAN'S FIRST BATTLE-THE JAVELIN-STROKE~'Gainst the God-assisted 1175 9, 5 | vile!"~Rose the chief with jaw of iron, Vajra-hanu fierce 1176 Epi | affections, and domestic jealousies, which are appreciated by 1177 6, 2 | of savage breed,~Word in jest is courting danger,--this 1178 7, 4 | sacred water from the vases jewel-graced,~And they waved the fan 1179 8, 3 | Mark this bright ring, jewel-lettered with the dear name of thy 1180 11, 4 | chariot came,~And ten thousand jocund voices shouted Rama's joyous 1181 9 | court with indiguity, and joined the forces of Rama, to whom 1182 5, 4 | Reft of 'bridal mark' and joyance coldly sighs her sorrows 1183 10, 11| arose,~And a shout from joying Vanars as they smote their 1184 11, 5 | crownéd monarch throng,~Juices from each fragrant creeper 1185 3, 7 | VII - CROSSING THE JUMNA--VALMIKI'S HERMITAGE~Morning 1186 6, 6 | through woods and pathless jungles we have held our lonely 1187 Epi | his follower the gifted Kabir conceived the bold idea 1188 7, 6 | dwell~In the tableland of Kala search each rock and ravine 1189 7, 6 | Mysore,~Land of Matsyas and Kalingas and Kausika's regions fair,~ 1190 1, 1 | swiftness came from far Kamboja's land,~From Vanaya and 1191 7, 6 | each fertile vale,~Wild Kambojas of the mountains, Yavanas 1192 6, 1 | royal visage graced,~Like KANDARPA young and lustrous, lotus-hued 1193 8, 1 | Gay and green and glorious Kanka was like garden of the sky,~ 1194 2, 6 | banished thus my son?~Queen Kansalya, dear-loved woman! she who 1195 8, 1 | the morning's golden ray,~Karnikara and Kinsuka dazzling as 1196 7, 4 | Here we dwell till month of Kartik when the clouded sky will 1197 5, 1 | golden-winged GARUDA fair,~KARTIKEYA heavenly leader strong to 1198 End | former founded the kingdom of Karupada, and the latter founded 1199 7, 6 | Kosala and in Malwa and by Kasi's sacred shrine,~Magadh 1200 2, 5 | warlike Matsyas of the west,~Kasis and the southern races, 1201 1, 4 | in Veda's ancient lore,~Kasyapa and good Jabali sprung from 1202 7, 6 | Matsyas and Kalingas and Kausika's regions fair,~Trackless 1203 7, 6 | by the southern sea,~Pass Kaveri's spreading waters, Malya' 1204 6, 4 | darksome forest with thy keenest arrows speed,~Help thy elder 1205 1, 4 | Sumantra spoke:~Bid the keepers of my treasure with their 1206 5, 3 | fragrance rare,~Aswa-karna and Khadira by the Sami dark and fair,~ 1207 3, 8 | son, O holy hermit, but a Khsatra warrior born,~Dasa-ratha 1208 3 | death to an old hermit by killing his son. Scarcely any passage 1209 3, 8 | wait,~And thy shaft that kills me, monarch, bids my ancient 1210 12, 1 | bounty blest not with a kinder hand,~Through the year and 1211 Epi | won by the virtues and the kindliness of the prince, regards his 1212 5, 2 | my banished life,~For thy kindriess to an exile and his friendless 1213 6, 3 | the deepest wood,~And the Kinnar strange and wondrous as 1214 4, 4 | the mother dotes the son,~Kinship is an idle fancy,-save thyself 1215 8, 1 | golden ray,~Karnikara and Kinsuka dazzling as the light of 1216 9, 10| Gainst the death of race and kismen, 'gainst my lord and brother' 1217 5, 3 | margin with a soft and gentle kiss,~Where my sweet and soft-eyed 1218 7, 3 | their bleeding arms and knees,~With their nails like claws 1219 2, 7 | fell as falls the hunter's knife,~"Listen then to word of 1220 8, 1 | the grassy meadow strayed,~Kokils sang in leafy thicket, birds 1221 Epi | the capital town of the Kossalas, is a description of an 1222 Epi | classic of the Hindi language, Krittibas's Ramayana is a classic 1223 10, 4 | deathless fame,~But the spear of Kunibha-karna hurled to earth his feeble 1224 12, 4 | IV - LAVA AND KUSARA RECOGNISED~Flashed upon 1225 End | Christ. The latter founded Kusavati at the foot of the Vindhya 1226 3 | came to the hill of Chitra kuta, where they met the saint 1227 5, 3 | fresh and verdant and the kwa young and bright,~And the 1228 Epi | Kosalas is an ideal king, labouring for the good of a loyal 1229 Epi | when he carried her away, lack the fire and the spirit 1230 12, 3 | image,--Rama as a youthful lad!"~Twenty cantos of the Epic 1231 7, 5 | folds of cloudy masses, ladder-like of smooth ascent,~One could 1232 5, 1 | the sacred altar, vase and ladle stood around,~Fruit and 1233 1, 6 | men,~And he set the golden ladles, vases pierced by artists 1234 10, 11| the iron heart of Ravan, lain the lifeless hero low,~And 1235 3, 5 | forest, and in darksome lair and nest,~Feathered bird 1236 10, 6 | assist the cause of virtue!"--Lakahman uttered as he drew,~Fatal 1237 8, 1 | plumage lit the shade,~Limpid lakes of scented lotus with their 1238 10 | Ravan stood their brothers, Laksh man and Kumbha-karna; it 1239 10, 8 | Spake to young and dauntless Laksliman daring thus to cross his 1240 11, 3 | echoing shore,~Rama poured his lamentations when he saw his wife no 1241 2, 3 | posts they planted hung with lamps for coming night,~That the 1242 3, 4 | armour, sword and shield and lances brave.~Then the gallant 1243 4, 4 | he halteth who in distant lands doth roam,~Leaves it with 1244 10, 8 | best was heard,~Street and lane poured forth their warriors 1245 2, 5 | Filled with love and longing languor loitered not the radiant 1246 7, 5 | forth their thunder cries,~Lashed by golden whips of lightning 1247 9, 10| elder, let me plead with latest breath,~'Gainst the death 1248 4 | heterodox, and the greatest latitude of free thought was permitted. 1249 2, 4 | And thy folly moves my laughter though an anguish wakes 1250 7, 4 | his succour gave,~And they laved the king Sugriva as Immortals 1251 5, 3 | ground,~Where the river laves its margin with a soft and 1252 11, 4 | with their tuneful voices lays of sacred love prolong,~ 1253 7, 6 | pride,~And the Sone through leagues of country spreads its torrents 1254 12, 1 | assigned,~Peaceful homes for learnéd Brahmans were with trees 1255 12 | by memory. The boys had learnt the whole of the Epic by 1256 4, 6 | thee, Sita, but before thou leavest, fair,~Let me deck thy brow 1257 3 | Every headland has some legend, every cavern is connected 1258 10, 3 | Girt their monarch, as his legions girdle RUDRA in his ire!~ 1259 Epi | populous village through the length and breadth of India.~More 1260 10, 6 | Hast thou too forgot the lesson," Indrajit to Lakshman said,~" 1261 Epi | which impart the deepest lessons to the Hindu character, 1262 4, 2 | wither like the thunder levin,~And they slay our men and 1263 9, 5 | Vajra-hanu fierce and young,~Licked his lips like hungry tiger 1264 4, 4 | from the man of spacious lies,~Marks the true and upright 1265 Epi | with the most graphic and lifelike picture that exists of the 1266 10, 8 | sad remembrance urged the lightning-wingéd dart,~Ravan's Sakti fell 1267 | likely 1268 Epi | poem within the reasonable limit of 2,000 verses. And the 1269 2, 5 | might is boundless, Empress, limitless thy regal sway!~Rolls my 1270 10, 8 | Lakshman marked the mighty jav'lin as it winged its whizzing 1271 12, 1 | were with trees umbrageous lined,~Gifts were made unto the 1272 5, 1 | for permission, wherefore linger they behind?~Rama and the 1273 3, 4 | princes gave,~Bow and dart and linkéd armour, sword and shield 1274 6, 1 | passion-stirred!~Looked on Rama lion-chested, mighty-arméd, lotus-eyed,~ 1275 10, 10| wonder marked the heroes, lion-like in jungle wood,~INDRA sent 1276 4, 1 | like an anchorite of fame,~Lion-shouldered, mighty-arméd, but with 1277 6, 5 | s queen,~Ivory brow and lip of coral, sparkling teeth 1278 10, 7 | skies the bright Immortals lisp thy name with terror pale,~ 1279 12, 3 | and silent in their wonder listed to the wondrous song!~And 1280 Epi | the patience of the Hindu listener of the old school; but a 1281 Epi | Hindu, and patient Hindu listeners were never tired of listening 1282 5, 3 | judge and fathom, Lakshman listens to obey!~"Mark this spot," 1283 Epi | their modern languages, literatures, and religious reforms, 1284 6, 3 | beauty rare,~I have seen the lithesome monkey sporting in the branches' 1285 Epi | Ramayana has since been lithographed in Bombay, and a printed 1286 11, 4 | In their stately gilded litters royal dames and damsels 1287 3 | xxxix., xl., xlvi., Iii., liv., lv., lvi., 1xiii., and 1288 10, 11| voiceless terror and the livid sun was pale,~Still the 1289 10 | Sections xliv., xlviii., lix., lxvi., 1xvii., and lxxiii., 1290 8, 4 | her foes and fetters free?~llanuman, iny friend and comrade, 1291 8, 1 | are near,~And her raven locks ungathered hung behind in 1292 7, 6 | And the forests of the lodhra spreading in their darksome 1293 6, 1 | tresses tied,~Looked on Rama lofty-fronted, with a royal visage graced,~ 1294 12, 3 | day,~Men of science and of logic, bards who sang the ancient 1295 3, 6 | hermit's might,~And the logs of wood and fuel for the 1296 3, 8 | with a hunter's patience, loitering in the forests drear,~Sound 1297 3, 4 | returneth to her young that loiters by,~Still she hastened to 1298 9, 5 | hungry tiger with his red and lolling tongue:~Wherefore, monarch, 1299 Epi | DUTT.~UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON,~ 13th August 1899.~ ~ 1300 5, 4 | bending blade,~Lighten up the long-drawn vista, shooting through 1301 6, 6 | Queen Kaikeyi claimed a long-forgotten boon,~That my consort should 1302 11, 4 | the chariot, sought his long-lost elder's grace,~Rama held 1303 4, 6 | With a wifely love and longina Sita met her hero bold,~ 1304 10, 3 | valiant son of Ra-hu! Ravan longs to lay thee low!~Then they 1305 11, 5 | each soft and smiling vale,~Loom and anvil gave their produce 1306 11, 3 | gentle Sita,! Fair Ayodhya looms above,~Ancient seat of Raghu' 1307 6, 1 | worthy wife,~To a nobler, lordlier female consecrate thy gallant 1308 Epi | the grief of Rama at the loss of his wife, and stories 1309 3, 1 | in happy union,--happiest lot to woman given,--~Sita seeks 1310 3, 5 | Ayodhya, from their princes loth to part!~Speed, my brother, 1311 6, 1 | lion-chested, mighty-arméd, lotus-eyed,~Stately as the jungle tusker, 1312 2, 5 | sweet and gentle word~To the lotus-eyéd lady softly spake her loving 1313 6, 1 | lustrous, lotus-hued and lotus-faced!~What though she a Raksha 1314 6, 1 | KANDARPA young and lustrous, lotus-hued and lotus-faced!~What though 1315 11, 1 | name,~Lakshman, if thou lov'st thy sister, light for 1316 2, 5 | promise bound the monarch love-beguiled:~"Thou hast given, Dasa-ratha, 1317 6, 2 | death-like stupor hovers o'er my lovéd dame,~Let me wake to life 1318 Epi | tale of womanly beauty and loveliness which charmed the western 1319 6, 5 | gloomy shade,~Lions dwell in lovely caverns, tuskers ford the 1320 2, 6 | thy kith and kindred, Rama loves thee as thy own,~Wherefore 1321 2, 2 | labour done,~For the weal of lovinor subjects on his empire seat 1322 7, 3 | And as INDRA'S flag is lowered when the Aswin winds prevail,~ 1323 5, 3 | creeper bending o'er the lucid wave,~Where the bank with 1324 2, 4 | Rama's son succeedeth Rama, luckless Bharat steps aside,~Brothers 1325 6, 5 | passion fixed on her his lustful eye,~And the light that 1326 4, 3 | lily parched by sunlight, lustreless thy beauteous eye,~Like 1327 6, 1 | Like KANDARPA young and lustrous, lotus-hued and lotus-faced!~ 1328 3 | xl., xlvi., Iii., liv., lv., lvi., 1xiii., and lxiv. 1329 3 | xlvi., Iii., liv., lv., lvi., 1xiii., and lxiv. of Book 1330 3 | lv., lvi., 1xiii., and lxiv. of Book ii. of the original 1331 1 | Section lxxiii., and Section lxxvii. of Book i. of~the original 1332 2, 5 | wandered free.~Lute and lyre poured forth their music, 1333 Epi | and it was not long before M. Hippolyte Fauche presented 1334 10, 7 | to Asoka's garden went,~Maddened by his wrath and anguish, 1335 10, 8 | mridanga and the people's maddening cry,~Thundering through 1336 7, 6 | the rocky regions dwell,~Madra chiefs and mighty Kurus 1337 3, 7 | and of valour live in thy madying lay!~And the Bard received 1338 7, 6 | by Kasi's sacred shrine,~Magadh rich in peopled centres, 1339 2, 5 | brave,~Vangas, Angas and Magadhas, warlike Matsyas of the 1340 Epi | predecessors in this work. The magnificent edition of the Ramayana ( 1341 7, 4 | Vanar chief and warrior, maha-matra, lord and peer,~Gathered 1342 10, 8 | his brave and noble son,~Mahodar and Virupaksha, Mahaparshwa 1343 10, 8 | neath the foeman's might,~Mahodhar and Virupaksha were by bold 1344 Epi | Benares, and the city of the Mahomedan God is Mecca; but search 1345 Epi | Ramayana is a classic in the Mahratta language. Generations of 1346 5, 2 | princely might!~Mark yon gloomy Mahua forest stretching o'er the 1347 6, 3 | Grizzly bear that feeds on Mahva, and the deer that crops 1348 3, 6 | sea-like Ganga rolls in regal majesty,~'Neath a fall Ingudi's 1349 Epi | Siva who form the great majority of the people, quarrel about 1350 10, 6 | brothers in their pride,~Makaraksha, shark-eyed warrior, vainly 1351 3, 7 | of Chitra-kuta where the Malyavati flows,~Sixth day of their 1352 9 | imprisonment, but had also managed to burn down a great portion 1353 Epi | century after Christ; but mankind will not willingly let die 1354 1, 1 | As the earth was ruled by Mann in the misty days of old,~ 1355 4, 1 | the righteous rishi told,~Markalvati's rippling waters, Chitra-kuta' 1356 1, 4 | from holy saints of yore,~Markandeya in his glory, Katyayana 1357 6, 4 | the danger of her lord:~Markest thou my Rama's danger with 1358 1 | winning his bride, and of the marriage of his three brothers with 1359 Epi | years, before he entered the married life and settled down as 1360 8, 4 | weeps the livelong day,~Marshal forth thy bannered forces, 1361 8, 3 | thou hear if brave Sugriva marshals Vanars in his wrath~And 1362 5, 4 | clustering date,~Peopled marts and rural hamlets wake to 1363 3, 5 | returning to the road,~By his master and his consort and the 1364 End | The former became king of Mathura, and the latter ruled in 1365 Epi | held by Yudhisthir in the Matsya kingdom. And Bibhishan's 1366 7, 4 | eldest brother,--such the maxim that we own,--~Worthy of 1367 6, 3 | haunt the green,~'Tis some maya and illusion, trust not 1368 3, 6 | verdant lawn and grassy mead,~Till the sun was in its 1369 8, 1 | creatures in the grassy meadow strayed,~Kokils sang in 1370 1 | in the plural number they mean the ancient races which 1371 9, 8 | there is none!~Matched with meanest of the Rakshas what are 1372 2, 1 | relations, ancient Dasa-ratha meant,~Message of the proud anointment 1373 | Meanwhile 1374 3, 3 | inauspicious is her star!~Small the measure of affection which the sire 1375 3, 3 | sire and brother prove,~Measureless to wedded woman is her lord 1376 Epi | of the Mahomedan God is Mecca; but search your hearts, 1377 2, 1 | learning of the Vedas highest meed and glory won,~In the skill 1378 6, 5 | mansions were for thee a meeter home,~And thy steps should 1379 2, 5 | obedience, and thy wrath will melt away,~Like the melting snow 1380 7, 4 | shed,~E'en Sugriva's bosom melted when he saw his brother 1381 2, 5 | will melt away,~Like the melting snow of winter 'neath the 1382 5, 4 | for my home!~And my loving mem'ry lingers on each word 1383 1, 2 | monarch of Videha spake his memage near and far,~He shall win 1384 6, 3 | skin upon the grass,~Sweet memento of this forest when our 1385 8, 4 | Well I know this sweet memorial, Sita wore it on her head,~ 1386 Epi | of a student, lived as a mendicant and begged his food from 1387 Epi | attended on his preceptor as a menial, and thus trained himself 1388 2, 5 | for Rama,-such the news my menials bring,--~Let my Bharat, 1389 Epi | must not fail to make some mention of my predecessors in this 1390 2, 3 | garden green and fair,~On the merchant's ample warehouse, on the 1391 3, 8 | eclipse glooms the sun's meridian light!~On the sixth night,- 1392 1, 1 | people, rich in wealth in merit high,~Envy dwelt not in 1393 Epi | different from that of these meritorious editions and translations. 1394 2, 4 | me, queen, thy Bharat's merits are too well and widely 1395 10, 7 | Rakshas' valour!" so the message-bearer said,~"Lakshman with the 1396 7, 2 | forest confines from his messengers hath heard,--~Princes from 1397 6, 2 | So beneath the flaming meteor sinks Rohini's softer ray,~ 1398 8, 4 | the gem a lustre shed!~Ah, methink the gracious Janak stands 1399 10 | reader will mark a certain method in the poet's estimate of 1400 Epi | the easiest of Sanscrit, metres, and afforded a fatal facility 1401 6, 6 | wedded wife!~Mighty-arméd, mighty-chested, mighty with his bow and 1402 3, 4 | royal car,~"Haste thee, mighty-destined Rama, for we wander long 1403 7, 4 | from the flowering tree,~Milk-white garments gem-bespangled, 1404 Epi | deeper into the hearts and minds of the million in India.~ 1405 7, 6 | from virgin mines of silver miners work the sparkling ore.~ 1406 7, 6 | eastern shore,~And from virgin mines of silver miners work the 1407 7, 6 | the waters of the Indus mingle with the mighty sea!"~Lastly 1408 3, 6 | spot where ruddy Gangs, mingles with dark Jumna's wave,~ 1409 3, 6 | the sea-like voices of the mingling waters greet.~Mark the monarchs 1410 1 | daughter named Sita, who was miraculously born of a field furrow, 1411 5, 4 | the breath obscures the mirror, winter mist obscures her 1412 End | appears on earth to create mischief. And true to the orders 1413 6 | are but the results of our misdeeds; calamities are brought 1414 4, 4 | warp thy mind,~Maxims which mislead the simple and the thoughtless 1415 3, 5 | diverging, so the people be misled.~Then returning to the pathway 1416 | miss 1417 6, 1 | aside,~Pale is Sita and misshapen, scarce a warrior's worthy 1418 5, 4 | obscures the mirror, winter mist obscures her gleam,~Hidden 1419 5, 4 | more,~And the pale moon mist-enshrouded sheds a faint and feeble 1420 7, 6 | where bright Sarayu's waters mix with Ganga's ruddy wave,~ 1421 10, 6 | thy arrows seek!~Soon they mixed in dubious combat, fury 1422 7, 6 | the regions of the North!~Mlechchas and the wild Pulindas in 1423 12 | hearts and affections as the model of womanly love, womanly 1424 5, 4 | barley are with dewdrops moist and wet,~And the golden 1425 7, 5 | Pregnant with the ocean moisture by the solar ray instilled,~ 1426 10, 5 | smokeless, red and bright as molten gold,~Tongue of flame received 1427 10, 10| days are ended, and his moments brief and few,~Rama strives 1428 6, 3 | have seen the lithesome monkey sporting in the branches' 1429 6 | described in the Epic as monsters of various forms, and able 1430 11, 3 | causeway far-extending,--monument of Rama's fame,--~'Rama' 1431 3, 8 | parents went,~Darkly fell the moonless midnight, deeper gloom my 1432 2, 4 | wherefore dost thou idly mope?~Dear is Rama as my Bharat, 1433 10, 1 | under Rama's arrows as the moths upon the flame!~Indrajit 1434 8, 3 | the huge Airavat, INDRA, motionless and still!~Flesh of deer 1435 1, 1 | each action and each baser motive quelled~People's Love and 1436 10, 7 | the woman in her sorrow, mount upon thy battle car,~Faithful 1437 11, 3 | fair Kishkindha and her mountain-girdled town,~Where I slayed the 1438 11, 4 | divinely fair,--~Bharat mounting on the chariot, sought his 1439 10, 12| sad with due abititions mourners left the funeral site,~Rama 1440 10, 2 | sorrow burst in widow's mournful cry:~Rama, lord and king 1441 2, 4 | to be gay,~And thy folly moves my laughter though an anguish 1442 5, 1 | weapons dread and dire,~Mowing down the ranks of foemen, 1443 | Mr 1444 10, 8 | the sky,~Pataha and loud mridanga and the people's maddening 1445 Epi | a hearing, even from the much-distracted modern reader.~While speaking 1446 3, 4 | sight of sadness breaks a much-enduring heart,~Heed not Dasa-ratha' 1447 10, 8 | the line of battle car,~Mule and camel fit for burden 1448 6, 7 | trees and winding creepers, murmur to my lord this tale,~Sweet 1449 10, 11| zephyrs through the forest murmured by,~Sweetest scent and fragrant 1450 7, 5 | yon shadow-mantled hills,~Murmuring mantras with the zephyr, 1451 2, 7 | virtue fail!~Breathless mused the anxious Rama,--what 1452 2, 1 | In the palace chambers musing on the tales by elders told,~ 1453 10, 2 | thus round lifeless leader muster warriors true and brave,~ 1454 2, 1 | ancient burghers came and mustered one and all,~And each prince 1455 7, 6 | Vidarbha and the mountains of Mysore,~Land of Matsyas and Kalingas 1456 Epi | Their researches into the mysteries of the Soul. and into the 1457 10, 1 | Fastened by a noose of Naga forced by hidden foe to 1458 10, 1 | weapons, then he hurled his Naga-dart,~Serpent noose upon his 1459 7, 3 | arms and knees,~With their nails like claws of tigers and 1460 3 | which the devotee, with naked feet, treads full of pious 1461 6, 2 | Destruction furious Surpa -nakha came,~Rama rose to stop 1462 10, 3 | Susena chief and elder, Nala and Gavaksha bold,~Hurled 1463 7, 5 | his brother said,~As on Nalya's cloud-capped ranges in 1464 Epi | Bengal, and the reformer Nanak in the Punjab, in the sixteenth 1465 10, 5 | vain,~Sons of Ravan,--brave Narantak was by valiant Angad slain,~ 1466 7, 6 | head,~Through the gorges of Narmada rolling o'er its rocky bed,~ 1467 Epi | Sanscrit couplets, but only to narrate the main incidents of that 1468 3, 4 | to thee is given,~And the narrow path thou choosest is the 1469 Epi | two Epics instead of one national Epic. No work of the imagination 1470 7, 3 | nether world shalt go,"~"Nay that fate awaits thee, Bali," 1471 7, 2 | peace with young Sugriva, nearest and thy dearest kin,~Brother' 1472 1, 1 | with bracelets, and their necks with nishkas graced,~Cheat 1473 3, 6 | wild Nishadas, boat and needed succour gave,~And the princes 1474 2, 2 | and Duty to uphold,~Effort needing strength and prowess-and 1475 12, 1 | Gifts were made unto the needy, cloth by skilful weavers 1476 10, 1 | and echoing shell,~And the neigh of charging coursers and 1477 3 | incarnation of Vishnu. The whole neighbourhood is Rama's country. Every 1478 12 | princes were invited from neighbouring countries, and a great feast 1479 1, 1 | in Ayodhya had no hold,~Neighbours lived in mutual kindness 1480 3, 4 | woe the city bore,~Horses neighed and shook their bright bells, 1481 7, 5 | young as gallant coursers neighing forth their thunder cries,~ 1482 | Neither 1483 4, 5 | decorate the throne.~They shall nerve my heart to duty and shall 1484 10, 9 | valour, weapons leave his nerveless hand,~Drop his bow and shining 1485 3, 2 | bird of gorgeous plumage nestles in its jungle home,~Dearer 1486 1, 7 | his ancient father with a never-faltering love,~In his father's sacred 1487 | nevertheless 1488 11, 1 | vanished in the red fire of the newly lighted pyre!~Rishis and 1489 2, 5 | ordained for Rama,-such the news my menials bring,--~Let 1490 1, 3 | EMBASSY TO AYODHYA~Three nights halting in their journey 1491 Epi | Sanscrit and Prakrits, in the ninth and tenth centuries after 1492 1, 1 | bracelets, and their necks with nishkas graced,~Cheat and braggart 1493 1, 7 | happy bride,~Soft-eyed Sita noble-destined, Urmila of spotless fame,~ 1494 11, 4 | trappings thousand chiefs and nobles bore.~Chariots, cars, and 1495 3, 5 | Faithful Lakshman, thou hast nobly stood by us when sorrows 1496 2, 3 | might rival splendour of the noonday light~Troops of men and 1497 6, 2 | wrathful warrior cleft her nose and either ear,~Surpa-nakha 1498 2, 3 | crowded pathway rang with note of pipe and drum,~And the 1499 9 | violent advisers.~It is noticeable that Ravan's second brother, 1500 4, 4 | by one partaken, can it nourish other men,~Food bestowed