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Ramayana, Epic of Rama, Prince of India

An Abbreviated Translation of the Indian Classic, the Ramayana by Romesh Chundar Dutt in 2,000 verses

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Glossary - 175<br />

SAMADHI, austere religious practice.<br />

SAMAN, hymn chanted at sacrifice.<br />

SAMI, a dark leafy tree.<br />

SANKHA, conch-shell used as a sounding instrument in wars and in festivities,<br />

SAPTA-PARNA, a plant with a seven-branched leaf.<br />

SARASA, the <strong>India</strong>n crane.<br />

SARVAVARNIN, an <strong>India</strong>n tree.<br />

SASTRA, sacred scriptures.<br />

SATAGHNI, a weapon <strong>of</strong> war, supposed to kill a hundred men at one discharge.<br />

SAVANA, a religious rite.<br />

SAVITRI, a hymn; also the goddess <strong>of</strong> the hymn.<br />

SIDDHA, holy celestial beings.<br />

SLESHA, an <strong>India</strong>n tree.<br />

SRAVANA, July-August.<br />

SRI, the goddess <strong>of</strong> beauty and wealth, wife <strong>of</strong> Vishnu.<br />

SURARNA, celestial bird.<br />

SWARGA, heaven.<br />

SWASTI, a word uttered to dispel evil.<br />

SWAYAMVARA, a form <strong>of</strong> bridal, the bride selecting her husband from among<br />

suitors.<br />

TALA, a species <strong>of</strong> palm-tree bearing a large round fruit; also the fruit <strong>of</strong> the<br />

tree.<br />

TAMALA, a graceful leafy tree.<br />

TIRTHA, holy rites at the crossing <strong>of</strong> rivers.

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