Contents:
Translator’s Note-v;
Foreword-vii-x;
List of Abbreviations-xi-xv;
Part I – Classical Sanskrit Literature;
Section IV Ornate Poetry-1-415;
Characteristics of Ornate Poetry-1-5;
Poetics, Dramatury and Prosody-5-35;
Beginnings of Ornate Poetry-35-41;
Golden Age of Ornate Court Poetry-41-53;
Most Important Poets of the Later Centuries-53-57;
Ornate Court Epics-57-88;
Historical Literature-88-106;
Lyric Poetry-106-148;
Gnomic and Didactic Poetry-148-173;
Anthologies-173-178;
Dramatic Poetry-178-301;
Early history of Dharma-178-197;
Buddhist Dramas-197-200;
Dramas of Bhasa, Sudraka and Visakhadatta.-201-237;
Classical Dramas of Kalidasa-237-250;
Harsadeva-251-258;
Bhavabhuti-258-266;
and Bhattanarayana- 266-267;
Later Dramatic Literature-267-292;
Bhanas and Prahasanas-292-301;
Narrative Literature-301-413;
Pancatantra in its Oldest Form-307-321;
Later Redactions of Pancatantra-321-329;
Pancatantra in World-Literature-329-346;
Gunadhya’s Brhatkatha and Works derived from it-446-388;
Ornate Fictions-388-410;
Indian and Greek Novels-410-413;
Campus-413-415;
Index of Names-417-452;
Part II;
Section V. The Scientific Literature-455-732;
Characteristics of the scientific literature-455-458;
Grammar-458-491;
Lexicography-491-504;
Philosophy-504-575;
Dharmasastra-575-607;
Arthasastra (Nitisastra)-608-651;
Architecture-652-653;
Sangitasastra-653-657;
Kamasastra (Erotics)-657-663;
Ayurveda (Medicine)-664-679;
Astronomy, Astrology and Mathematics-679-703;
Appendix: (A view on the Modern Indian Literature)-703-731;
Index-733-758.