A Sanskrit Reader
Text and Vocabulary and Notes
by
Charles Rockwell Lanman
CONTENTS
Introductory suggestions
Brief list of books for students of Sanskrit
Part I.
SELECTION
III. The old tiger and the traveler
VII. The lion, the mouse, and the cat
VIII. The crows and the serpent
XII. The elephant, the hares, and the moon
XIII. The blue jackal
XIV. The two geese and the tortoise
XVI. The herons, the serpent, and the ichneumons
XVII. The hermit, and the mouse that was changed to a tiger
XVIII. The heron, the fishes, and the crab
XIX. The Brahman and his jar
XXI. The Brahman and his faithful ichneumon
XXII. King Putraka and the seven-league boots
XXIII. Story of Mousey, the thrifty merchant
XXIV. King Ọibi, the falcon, and the dove
XXV. Story of Ahalyã
XXVI. The king who didn’t know his Sanskrit grammar.
XXVII. The pathetic history of the stories
XXVIII. D. From the Manava-dharmagastra.
XXIX. Riddle
XXX. Riddle
XXXI. i.1 Hymn to Agni, the Fire-god
XXXII. i.32 Indra slays the dragon
XXXIII. i.50 To Sũrya, the Sun-god
XXXIV. i. 97 To Agni
XXXV. i. 165 Indra and the Maruts
XXXVI. iii. 62 To Savitar
XXXVII. iv. 42 Indra contests the supremacy of Varuna
XXXVIII. i. 52 To Ushas, the Dawn-goddess
XXXIX. v. 24 To Agni
XLI. vii.55 Magic spells to produce sleep
XLII. vii.56 To the Maruts or gods of the storm-winds
XLIII. viii.86 To Varuna
XLIV. vii.88 To Varuna
XLV. vii.89 To Varuna
XLVL. viii.14 To Indra. — Indra and Namuchi
XLVII. viii. 85 Indra and the Maruts, and Vritra
XLVIII. viii. 91 To Agni
XLXIX. x9. To the Waters
XLXX. x.14 Funeral-hymn
LII. x. 17 Funeral-hymn
LIII. x. 18 Funeral-hymn
LIV. x. 83 The aged priest to the young prince
LVI. x 52 The gods install Agni as oblation-bearer
LVII. x. 53 Burial and wedding-stanzas
LVIII. x. 85 The wedding-hymn
LIX. x 187 Exorcism for a sick person
LXL. x. 156 Burial-stanza
LXVL. Legend of Agni the oblation-bearer, and of the fish
LXVII. Legend of Indra and the Maruts, and Yritra .
LXVIII. Legend of Indra and the god Ka or Who
LXIX. The two kinds of deities, the gods and the Brahmans
LXX. Truth, untruth, and silence
LXXI. How the gods got immortality and how Death got his share
LXXII. Legend of Indra and Namuchi
LXXIII. Nirukta on EY. i.32.10, selection xxxii
LXXIV. Wedding-customs and the wedding-service
LXXV. The customs and ritual of cremation and burial
PART II
Vocabulary
Explanations and abbreviations
List of abbreviations
PART III
Notes