Nalopákhyánam - Story of Nala; An Episode of the Mahá-Bhárata - The Sanskrit Text with a Copius Vocabulary and an Improved Version of Dean Milman's Translation

This vintage book contains “Nalopákhyánam - Story of Nala” an episode of the Mahá-bhárata. The Mahá-bhárata is one of the two great Epic poems of the Hindús containing over 107389 stanzas. This particular story originates from the sixth chapter of the third Book or Vana-parvan and is presented here in both the original Sanskrit as well in English accurately translated by the author. Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1819 – 1899) was the second Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University England. He dedicated his life to the study documentation and teaching of Asian languages in particular Persian Sanskrit and Hindustani. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.