The elephant-lore of the Hindus : the elephant-sport (Matanga-lila) of Nilakantha

Author(s)

• Nīlakaṇṭha (of Rajamangalam)
• Edgerton, Franklin

Bibliographic Information

The elephant-lore of the Hindus : the elephant-sport (Matanga-lila) of Nilakantha

translated from the original Sanskrit with introduction, notes, and glossary by Franklin Edgerton

White Lotus Press, c2010

Other Title

Mātaṅgalīlā

मातङ्गलीला

Note

Reprint. Originally published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1931

Bibliography: p. [xvii]-xix

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book is intended to serve as an introduction to the elephant-lore of Hindus. It consists primarily of a translation of the "Elephant-Sport" (Matanga-Lila) of Nilakantha, with notes, introduction, and glossary. The Matanga-lila is without doubt the best available Sanskrit work on Elephantology.

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• NCID: BB1522203X
• ISBN:
  • 8120800052
• Country Code: th
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: san
• Place of Publication: Bangkok
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 129 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : SF401.E3
  • DC19 : 398/.36996/10954
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Indian elephant
  • LCSH : Indian elephant -- Folklore
  • LCSH : Hindus -- Folklore
  • LCSH : Folklore -- India