Asian Antiquity
Aitreya-Aranyaka Upanishad
Read by Jothi Tharavant
Unknowntranslated Byf. Max Müller and Translated Byf. Max Müller
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…
Tiruppavai
Read by Neeru Iyer
Andal
ஆண்டாள் அருளிச்செய்தத் திருப்பாவைபன்னிரண்டு ஆழ்வார்களில் ஒரே பெண் ஆழ்வாரான ஆண்டாள் (சூடிக்கொடுத்த சுடர்கொடி), திருமாலையே எண்ணி இயற்றிய இந்…
Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes
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Daṇḍin
This book describes the adventures of ten Kumaras, i.e., young men, (all of whom are either princes or sons of royal ministers), as narrated…
唐诗三百首 卷五 Three Hundred Tang Poems, Volume 5
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Various
Compiled around 1763, ‘Three Hundred Tang Poems’ is the standard collection of the poetic art of the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907). Poems in Vol…
The 'Sacred' Kurral of Tiruvalluva-Nayanar
Read by Jothi Tharavant
Thiruvalluvar and Thiruvalluvartranslated Byg. U. Pope
Tirukkural (holy couplet) is believed to be written more than 2000 years ago by sage Thiruvalluvar.This is a metric translation by Rev. G.U.…
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya, Volume 1
Read by Jeffrey Allen Stumpf
Bādarāyaṇaandadi Shankara
The Vedanta Sutras, or Brahma Sutras as they are also known, is a Sanskrit text attributed to the sage Badarayana (also known as Vyasa) writ…
Shri Dnyaneshwar - A Sketch Of His Life And Teachings
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William James Mcglothlin
An overview of the life of Shri Dnyaneshwar and his devoted family. Dnyaneshwar was a 13th-century Indian poet and yogin. He commentated the…
Shakuntala
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Kalidasa
Ryder originally did a close to literal translation of this 4th or 5th century play by the poet Kalidasa. Quite unwieldly with 7 acts and ov…