Index:Monier Monier-Williams - Indian Wisdom.djvu
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INTRODUCTION. xv Sketch of the past and present condition of India xvi Religion of the Hindus. xxvi Languages of India. xxvii xxx Christianity compared with Brahmanism, Buddhism, and Islam xxxv Modern Religious Sects of the Hindus. xlvii LECTURE I. The Hymns of the Veda. 1 Hymn to Varuna, the Investing Sky 16 Indra, god of the atmosphere. 17 Agni, god of fire 18 Surya, the Sun. 19 Ushas, < Dawn 20 Yama, god of death 21 Hymn descriptive of Creation 22 The Purusha-sukta or hymn to the Embodied Spirit 24 Hymn to Time 25 Hymn to Night 26 LECTURE II. The Brahmana Portion of the Veda 27 The Upanishad Portion of the Veda 35 LECTURE III. The Systems of Philosophy 48 Buddhism. 53 Common Philosophical Creed. 61 LECTURE IV. The Nyaya System of Philosophy 71 The Vaiseshika branch of it ; 76 LECTURE V. The San-khya System of Philosophy. 89 The Yoga branch of it 102 LECTURE VI. The Mimansa System of Philosophy 108 The Vedanta System of Philosophy 111 Atma-bodha, knowledge of soul 120 LECTURE VII. Irregular Systems and Eclectic School 127 Jainism 128 The Carvakas 132 The Bhagavad-glta, song of Krishna 136 LECTURE VIII. Smriti. The Vedan-gas 155 Kalpa-sutra, ceremonial directory 157 Siksha, phonetic directory160 Chandas, metre 163 Nirukta, exposition 166 Vyakarana, grammar 171 Jyotisha, astronomy. 180 LECTURE IX. Smarta-sutra. Grihya, domestic rules 195 Asvalayana s Griliya-sutra 197 Smarta-sutra. Samayacarika, conventional rules 210 The Dharma-sastras or Law-books. Maim 211 LECTURE X. The Law-books. Manu continued 221 Religious teaching of Manu 222 Philosophy of Manu 226 Acara, social practices of Manu 231 Vyavahara, rules of government and judicature 261 Manu s eighteen heads of law 266 Manu s civil law. 267 Manu s criminal code 273 Manu s Prayas-citta, rules of expiation 278 Manu s Karma-phala, acts-recompenses 279 LECTURE XI. Metrical Version of some of Manu s Moral and Religious Precepts. Code of Yajiiavalkya 294 Other codes of law. 304 The five schools of Hindu law 305 LECTURE XII. The Epic Poems 309 Doctrine of incarnation 321 The Raniayana 337 LECTURE XIII. The Maha-bharata 371 LECTURE XIV. The Epic Poems compared together and with Homer 415 Religious and Moral Sentiments from the Epics 440 LECTURE XV. The Artificial Poems 449 Extract from the Raghu-vansa 455 Moral Sentiments from the Kiratarjuniya 457 Moral Sentiments from Magha s Poem 461 The Dramas 462 ThePuranas 489 The Tantras 501 The Niti-sastras505 Precepts and Sentiments from Bhartri-hari 512 Fables and Apologues. The Panca-tantra 513 The Hitopadesa or friendly advice 516 INDEX 519 The Lido-Romanic Alphabet with the equivalent Sanskrit Letters and Rules for Pronunciation 542 |
