Vulgar words in Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala (Page 1)

This book at a glance

ass x 4
blockhead x 2
jackass x 2
            

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COLLIER & SON COPYRIGHT, 1900 BY THE COLONIAL PRESS CONTENTS THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS Translator's Preface Introduction THE WINNING OF FRIENDS The Story of the Jackal, Deer, and Crow The Story of the Vulture, the Cat, and the Birds The Story of the Dead Game and the Jackal The Prince and the Wife of the Merchant's Son The Story of the Old Jackal and the Elephant THE PARTING OF FRIENDS The Story of the Lion, the Jackals, and the Bull The Story of the Monkey and the Wedge The Story of the Washerman's Jackass The Story of the Cat who Served the Lion The Story of the Terrible Bell The Story of the Prince and the Procuress The Story of the Black Snake and the Golden Chain The Story of the Lion and the Old Hare The Story of the Wagtail and the Sea WAR The Battle of the Swans and Peacocks The Story of the Weaver-Birds and the Monkeys The Story of the Old Hare and the Elephants The Story of the Heron and the Crow The Story of the Appeased Wheelwright The Story of the Dyed Jackal The Story of the Faithful Rajpoot PEACE The Treaty Between the Peacocks and the Swans The Story of the Tortoise and the Geese The Story of Fate and the Three Fishes The Story of the Unabashed Wife The Story of the Herons and the Mongoose The Story of the Recluse and the Mouse The Story of the Crane and the Crab The Story of the Brahman and the Pans The Duel of the Giants The Story of the Brahman and the Goat The Story of the Camel, the Lion, and His Court The Story of the Frogs and the Old Serpent NALA AND DAMAYANTI Introduction NALA AND DAMAYANTI.-- Part I Part II SELECTIONS FROM THE RÁMÁYANA Introduction Invocation BOOK I.-- CANTO I.--Nárad [_Cantos II., III., IV., and V. are omitted_] VI.--The King VII.--The Ministers VIII.--Sumantra's Speech IX.--Rishyaśring X.--Rishyaśring Invited XI.--The Sacrifice Decreed XII.--The Sacrifice Begun XIII.--The Sacrifice Finished XIV.--Rávan Doomed XV.--The Nectar XVI.--The Vánars XVII.--Rishyaśring's Return XVIII.--Rishyaśring's Departure XIX.--The Birth of the Princes XX.--Viśvámitra's Visit XXI.--Viśvámitra's Speech XXII.--Daśaratha's Speech XXIII.--Vaśishtha's Speech XXIV.--The Spells XXV.--The Hermitage of Love XXVI.--The Forest of Tádaká XXVII.--The Birth of Tádaká XXVIII.--The Death of Tádaká XXIX.--The Celestial Arms XXX.--The Mysterious Powers XXXI.--The Perfect Hermitage XXXII.--Viśvámitra's Sacrifice XXXIII.--The Sone XXXIV.--Brahmadatta XXXV.--Viśvámitra's Lineage XXXVI.--The Birth of Gangá [_Cantos XXXVII.

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You might get ass's thanks for it-- 'The Ass that hee-hawed, when the dog should do it, For his lord's welfare, like an ass did rue it.'

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Damanaka asked how that happened, and Karataka related:-- THE STORY OF THE WASHERMAN'S JACKASS "There was a certain Washerman at Benares, whose name was Carpúrapataka, and he had an Ass and a Dog in his courtyard; the first tethered, and the last roaming loose.

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'Gossip Ass,' replied the Dog, 'leave me alone to guard the premises.

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'Thou extreme Ass!' replied the Dog.

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For, indeed, no reflecting person wastes time in admonishing blockheads-- 'The birds that took the apes to teaching, Lost eggs and nests in pay for preaching.'

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The blockhead talks nonsense, and your Majesty, in your own person, furnishes the best proof of it.

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