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Page 34
... prince and Sacontala mutually fall in love and contract a marriage unknown to any but the attendants of the latter ; a few days afterwards the king being called to his capital , departs , and gives Sacontala a ring as a token of their ...
... prince and Sacontala mutually fall in love and contract a marriage unknown to any but the attendants of the latter ; a few days afterwards the king being called to his capital , departs , and gives Sacontala a ring as a token of their ...
Page 35
... prince could touch with impunity ; Sa- contala then appears in a widow's garb , and being recognized by her lord , all the mysteries are explained and they return happily to earth . Such is the outline of Sacontala ; but my description ...
... prince could touch with impunity ; Sa- contala then appears in a widow's garb , and being recognized by her lord , all the mysteries are explained and they return happily to earth . Such is the outline of Sacontala ; but my description ...
Page 45
... prince , son of Chintamani , king of Cusumapura , sees in a dream a beautiful girl of whom he becomes enamoured . Impressed with a belief of the real existence of the damsel , he resolves to tra- vel in search of her , accompanied only ...
... prince , son of Chintamani , king of Cusumapura , sees in a dream a beautiful girl of whom he becomes enamoured . Impressed with a belief of the real existence of the damsel , he resolves to tra- vel in search of her , accompanied only ...
Page 46
... prince Candarpa - cetu in a dream , wherein she not only became acquainted with his person and manners , but his name . Meanwhile the young lady's confidante having been sent , by her mistress in search of the hero , discovers the two ...
... prince Candarpa - cetu in a dream , wherein she not only became acquainted with his person and manners , but his name . Meanwhile the young lady's confidante having been sent , by her mistress in search of the hero , discovers the two ...
Page 72
... prince Dara Shekoh * , into the Persian language , and considerable portions had been rendered into the Hindûi tongue . At length several English gentlemen , among whom the most distinguished was Sir William Jones , procured copies of ...
... prince Dara Shekoh * , into the Persian language , and considerable portions had been rendered into the Hindûi tongue . At length several English gentlemen , among whom the most distinguished was Sir William Jones , procured copies of ...
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adorned æra Agra Akbar ancient appear army astronomical Aurengzebe Awatar Baber beautiful Bengal Brah Brahma Brahmins brother called capital castes ceremonies Chandra character chief conquest contains court Crishna Dara death Deccan Dehli deity descendants divine dominions dwipa earth East emperor empire European fables father favourite Ferishta fire Firoze Ganesa Ganges Genghis Genghis Khan Ghazna goddess gods Greeks Guzerat head heaven hero Hindostan Hindû holy honour India Indus inhabitants Khan king kingdom language laws letter Mahmoud Mahomedan Mahommed Mahratta Mogul Mogul empire monarchs mountains murdered Mussulman native nature Nermada Nizam nobles o'dien oblations offered Parvati Patans perhaps person poems poets possessed priest prince provinces Rama reign religion river Sacontala sacred sacrifice Sanscrit sect Shah Jehan Siddhanta Sir William Jones Siva soubah sovereigns Sultan Surya temple throne tion tombs trial by ordeal tribe Vedas Vishnu whence worship Zebe