Chapter I: Preface: To the Translation

OF THE PREM SAGUR.

The object of this translation is to render the work easily intelligible to the young Student: in fact, to assist the beginner from the commencement of his study of the Prem Sagur, in understanding what he is reading about, and the explanations of his Pundit.

With this view, I have endeavoured to make the translation a tolerably literal one, keeping close to what I considered to be the meaning of the text, without, however, wishing to translate every sentence exactly literally.

The Hindee language is well worthy the careful study of every public Officer in India, as being the one, which is most commonly spoken by inhabitants of almost every part of the country.

To the Military man this language is of special use, as it not only enables him thoroughly to understand his men on points of common occurrence and of duty; but by being able to converse freely with them, to study their habits, manners, customs, their general turn of thought and opinions.

The Hindee of the Prem Sagur is remarkably pure, and the book is, I believe, an Examination Book at all the Presidencies.

W. Hollings, _Captain_,
47_th Regiment._

Lucknow,

10_th February_, 1848.

CONTENTS.

Chapter I. Chapter II. Chapter III. Chapter IV. Chapter V. Chapter VI. Chapter VII. Chapter VIII. Chapter IX. Chapter X. Chapter XI. Chapter XII. Chapter XIII. Chapter XIV. Chapter XV. Chapter XVI. Chapter XVII. Chapter XVIII. Chapter XIX. Chapter XX. Chapter XXI. Chapter XXII. Chapter XXIII. Chapter XXIV. Chapter XXV. Chapter XXVI. Chapter XXVII. Chapter XXVIII. Chapter XXIX. Chapter XXX. Chapter XXXI. Chapter XXXII. Chapter XXXIII. Chapter XXXIV. Chapter XXXV. Chapter XXXVI. Chapter XXXVII. Chapter XXXVIII. Chapter XXXIX. Chapter XL. Chapter XLI. Chapter XLII. Chapter XLIII. Chapter XLIV. Chapter XLV. Chapter XLVI. Chapter XLVII. Chapter XLVIII. Chapter XLIX. Chapter L. Chapter LI. Chapter LII. Chapter LIII. Chapter LIV. Chapter LV. Chapter LVI. Chapter LVII. Chapter LVIII. Chapter LIX. Chapter LX. Chapter LXI. Chapter LXII. Chapter LXIII. Chapter LXIV. Chapter LXV. Chapter LXVI. Chapter LXVII. Chapter LXVIII. Chapter LXIX. Chapter LXX. Chapter LXXI. Chapter LXXII. Chapter LXXIII. Chapter LXXIV. Chapter LXXV. Chapter LXXVI. Chapter LXXVII. Chapter LXXVIII. Chapter LXXIX. Chapter LXXX. Chapter LXXXI. Chapter LXXXII. Chapter LXXXIII. Chapter LXXXIV. Chapter LXXXV. Chapter LXXXVI. Chapter LXXXVII. Chapter LXXXVIII. Chapter LXXXIX. Chapter XC.

THE PREM SAGUR.