A Classical Dictionary of India : Geography History Literature Sanskrit Religion and Mythology

The main portion of this work consists of mythology but religion is bound up with mythology and in many points the two are quiet inseparable. Of history, in the true sense, Sanskrit possesses nothing, or next to nothing, but what little has been discovered here finds its place. The chief geographical names of the old writes also have received notice, and their localities and identifications are described so far as present knowledge extends. Lastly short descriptions have been given of the most frequently mentioned Sanskrit books but only of such books as are likely to be found named in the works of European writers.