Select Contents of Oriental Journals

Select Contents of Oriental Journals

Vol. 1 · No. 4December - 1925pp. 790–792English

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This section summarises noteworthy articles from a range of Oriental journals. Reports from the Indian Antiquary include discussions on the dating of the Kauṭiliya and the history of the Maratha people, while extracts from the Journal Asiatique describe additions to Sanskrit dictionaries and studies of Buddho‑Sanskrit terms. Notes from the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society review articles on Vijñāneśvara’s predecessors and synthetic Hindu iconography, and a piece from the Cambridge Historical Journal discusses synthetic traits in Indian art. Short notices also mention archaeological discoveries in Afghanistan and royal inscriptions from South India. Each summary briefly conveys the scope of the original article and provides publication details, giving readers a curated overview of contemporary scholarship.

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The section acts as a digest for readers, highlighting current research across multiple Orientalist periodicals. By summarising diverse topics—from linguistics to archaeology—it encourages interdisciplinary awareness and directs scholars to articles of potential interest.

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“In this article which has been continued from the September number of the ઈજા. तक, the author shows that the arguments advanced by Hillebrandt, Jolly, Keith and Winternits against the theory that the Arfhabistra 10 its present form was a work of the Maurya period are far from convincing.”
“The name Telugu 15 considered bere to have ita origin from TimilMga (Timdli meaning wisdom), a tract of land in madern Sabbavaram 10 पीट Godavari district where leamed and wise men lived, and the origin of Kalidga has betn found in the word Kwhiiga which 15 the name supposed to have been given by the Aryans to the Dravidian tribes that cultivated in the valley of the Ganges a kind of grain called Kulfiga.”
“M. Foucher, head of घाट French archzological mission in Afghanisthan, bas recently discovered ઢા Balkh a large brick-stupa consisting of a cylindrical drum 43 metres in diameter, placed upon a square . base, The drum 15 still adorned with 28 pilasters ; in it have been discovered a few Kushan, Sassanide, and Timuride coins.”

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M. Foucher 3
Hillebrandt 7
Jolly 15
G. Ramadas 5
Mm. Haraprasad Sastri
M. Jouveau-Dubreuil 3
C. RAY
Winternits
M. ]. Hackin
G. Ferrand
M. Gawronski
P. V. KaANE
JAMSED]T M. UNVALA
Keith 33
5. KRISHNASWAMI AIVYANGAR

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Vol. 1 · No. 4

599–622Hindu Kingdoms in IndochinaLouis Finot 623–642Ministers in Ancient India IIRadha Govinda Basak 643–652A Problem of Ancient South Indian History IIK, G. Shesha Iyer 653–656Persian Inscriptions in the Gwalior StateRam Singh Saksena 657–676Aspects of the History of Hindu AstronomySukumar Ranjan Das 677–679DharmasamuccayaDharmaditya Dharmacharya 679–689Kingdoms of the Deccan (mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta)G. Ramadas 689–692SalihotraGirindranath Mukherji 693–696The Trade of India (continued)P. T. Srinivas Iyengar 696–702Principles of Hindu TaxationJ. N. C. Ganguly 703–739The MahabhāṣyaPrabhat Chandra Chakravarti 739–742The Mangalastaka of KālidāsaV. V. Gokhale 743–759Hindu Politics in Italian IIBenoy Kumar Sarkar 759–760The Mangalaśloka of the ŚlokavārttikaN. Aiyaswami Sastri 761–769Indian Literature Abroad (In China) IIPrabhat Kumar Mukherji 769–771BhadrāyanaHariprasad G. Shastri 772–776Trivandrum Sanskrit SeriesG. Harihara Sastri 776–779On the Materials for the History of RajputanaRam Sharma 779–781Tradition about Vānāras and RākṣasasChintaharan Chakravarti 781–783Sanskṛta Sāhitya Pariṣad SeriesChintaharan Chakravarti 783–786A Review Reviewed 786–786Kauṭalya or Kauṭilya – NoteD. B. Diskalkar 786–787The Vedic Jahaka and the Avestic DahakaVidhushekhara Bhattacharya 787–787Indian BalladsS. N. RUDRA 788–789Obituary – The Late Mr. L. D. Swamikannu PillaiK. G. Sesha Aiyar 790–792Select Contents of Oriental JournalsCurrent article 793–794Bibliographical Notes

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