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Th la te J N QU a nd ri n a OHN MC E NZ E P cip l J K I , Bomba y . R ea di n r m the U a n ha s . M. H. HAR R N SO P . gs f o p is d I , h D . , Ba nga lore . The S em the a u h o . V . LE S N a ue yst of P li B dd ist Bo ks Prof Y , Pr g FINE AR T AND MUS I C . In a n S ul ure Dr. S TE A KR AM R I SC H Ca u di c pt LL , lc tta . T e M a h n A . n E R C R OWN a u i or rts Pri cip l P Y B , C lc tta . HISTOR I S OF V R NACULAR LIT R TU E E E A R E . en a . C . S . ATE R SON . Ca u a . B g li P , M A , lc tt T R B . A. C m . am . F . NG B il Prof KI S U Y , , olo bo M . A L T . Tr n a a a . T . SE PH B . l y la m . K JO , , , iva drum . U u . T . GR AHAME A E D . Litt . L n n . rd B IL Y , , o do VAR IOUS . The A a n La n ua e Ind a . R . L . TUR NE R L n ry g g s of i Prof , o don . a n E r A. C . OO R a e . L er u e . a N L P krit it a t r Pri cip l W L , hor T e e u . S . h India n Conception of th Bea tiful K . R AMAS WAMI M u a . S B . L ASTR I AR . a , B A d r T e E R a H e . M u h indu Fa mily S yst m C . W ILL , P s ma la i . EDITORIAL PREFACE na l e en ha e e ue Fi l y , br thr , w tsoev r things a r tr , e e h n a re e e e wha tso v r t i gs honoura b l , wha tso v r hi n a re u a e e n a re ure a t gs j st , wh tso v r thi gs p , wh tso e e hi n a re e a e e e v r t gs lov ly , wh tso v r things a r of e e e b e a n ue n e good r port ; if th r y virt , a d if th re b e hi n on thdse a n a e i n . y pr is , t k th gs No section of the population of India can aff ord to e neglect her ancient heritage. The treasures of knowledg , e i a e her e e wisdom , and b auty wh ch re contain d in lit ratur , e e a re e b e philosophy , art , and re gulat d lif too pr cious to e ee use e he lost . Every citiz n of India n ds to th m, if is to he b e a cultured modern Indian. Thi s is as true of t Chris he Z the . tian, the Muslim , t oroastrian as of Hindu But , while the heritage of India has been largely explored b y the e e a re scholars , and r sults of th ir toil laid out for us in books , they cannot b e said to b e really available for the ordinary man . The volumes a re in most ca se s expensive, e and a re oft n techni ca l and difii cult . Hence this se rie s of cheap books has been planned by a group of Christian men , e e e e e i in ord r that v ry ducat d Ind an, whether rich or poo r , ’ may b e able to find his way into the treasures of India s . e past Many Europ ans , both in India and elsewhere , will e h doubtl ss b e glad to use t e series . The utmost care is be ing taken by the Ge neral Editors e e s t in s l cting writers , and in pa sing manuscripts for he e pr ss . To every book two t ests a re rigidly applied : every thing must b e scholarly , and everything must b e sym e path tic . The purpose is to bring the best out of the ancient e e b e tr asuri s , so that it may known , enjoyed, and used . ' F From P n d z t K Va z 'z/Elu C he f za r s T R ADITIONAL FIGU R E O a . d g z t on Wz tlz erm z ss z on of Au tlzm THE POE T E d z . p P THE HERITAGE OF INDIA SER IES THE SACRED KURAL The Ta mil Veda of Tiruva IIuva r SeIected a nd Tra nsla ted w ith I ntroductio n a nd Notes ' LE B. A. POP Y H A. , S E C R E T AR O F N DI A B R M A AN D C E YL O N Y . I , U o / C“a / 4 7 9 } 7- 3 ASSOCIATION PR ESS 5 R USS LL S TR T L U E EE , CA C TTA LONDON : O! FOR D UNIVER S ITY PR ESS NE W Y R K T R O T ME O R O . O N O .