The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume III: Araṇyakāṇḍa PDF
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The Ramayal).a of Va lmiki The RamayaQ.a of Valmiki AN EPIC OF ANCIENT INDIA Volume Ill .101'~~ Ara'Y}yaka'Y}rja Introduction, Translation, and Annotation by * Sheldon I. Pollock Edited by Robert P. Goldman PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS : PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY This book is for my beloved daughters, Mica and Nira Copyright© 1991 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, Oxford All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Valmlki. [Ramayana. English] The Ramayat:ta of Valmlki : an epic of ancient India I introduction, translation, and annotation by Sheldon I. Pollock ; edited by Robert P. Goldman. p. cm.-(Princeton library of Asian translations) Includes bibliographical references. Contents: - v. 3. Arat:tyakat:t<;la. ISBN 0-691-06660-4 (v. 3 : alk. paper) I. Pollock, Sheldon I. Il. Goldman, Robert P., 1942-. Ill. Title. IV. Series. BL139.22.E54 1990b 294.5'922--dc20 90-8510 This book has been composed in Linotron Baskerville Princeton University Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources Printed in the United States of America by Princeton University Press Princeton, New Jersey The translation of this volume was made possible through a grant from the translation program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency, to which we would like to express our deep appreciation Frontispiece: Rama, SUa, and Lak~mat:ta dwelling on Mount Citrakii~a. From the 'Jagat Singh RamayaQ.a," 17th c. British Library Add. 15296. By permission of the British Library The RamayatJa of Valmzki: An Epic of Ancient India Robert P. Goldman, General Editor Sally J. Sutherland, Associate Editor Leonard E. Nathan, Editorial Consultant Translators: Robert P. Goldman, Rosalind Lefeber, Sheldon I. Pollock, Sally J. Sutherland, Barend A. van Nooten PRINCETON LIBRARY OF ASIAN TRANSLATIONS papam acarata'f(l ghora'f(l lokasyapriyam icchatam aham iisadito raja pra?Jan hantu'f(l ni.Sacara I come as king, nightstalker, to end the life of evildoers and all who wish the world ill. -Ram 3.28.10 Contents List of Abbreviations IX Preface XV Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation xvn PART I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Problem of the Arar:tyakiir:trf,a 3 2. Summary of the Arar:tyakiir:tr/,a 7 3. The Ramayar:ta: Myth and Romance? 10 4. The Divine King of the Ramayar:ta 15 5. Rama's Madness 55 6. Ra~asas and Others 68 PART II. ARA~YAKA~J?A 85 PART Ill. NOTES 245 Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets 359 Emendations and Corrections of the Critical Edition 363 Bibliography of Works Consulted 365 Index 379
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