passages of his liking, and only point out a few examples. Henry VIII ACT III Sc ii no 29 English and its translation on the opposite page in the text. The next passage Act V and Sc iii a couplet. He mentions the sentiment as (Santa Rasa) or gentleness. For (VIRA RASA) however one may read the Nos 66 & 67 of the Rape of Lucrece for a short and a long passage. For (Karunarasa,) Mercy Julius Ceaser 21, 22, Act II Sc iii and Act III Sc ii, For (Sringara) Love As you like it 2, Act III Sc ii 5, Act III Sc vl Merriment (Hasyarasa) As you like it 5 ; Act II Sc VII 6, Act II) Sc ii. Marvel (Adbnutarasa) Corialanus 34, Act I Sc i. 35 Act II Sc i. Wrath (Raudrarasa) Timon of Athens ~ 9, Act IV Sc iii, 10, Act IV Sc iii. The above are only a few examples.
The name of the work 'The river of the nine rasas' (sentiments) means that all the nine sentiments as have been accepted by the Sanskrit critics, have been illustrated in this book with examples from the works of Shakespeare and Kalidasa in a continuous flow.
With the vast basement of music and dancing, the super-structure of proficiency in many languages, Sri Narayana Das has built a temple for the Goddess of Saraswathy and the tower has been completed by this book, for worshipping the knowledge that is immortal and universal, though couched in different languages.
Visakhapatnani G. J. SOMAYAJI
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