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The chapter containing philosophical essays from the book "Five Years of Theosophy," edited by George Robert Snow Mead is presented. The essay titled "Chastity" talks about the remedy for all the evils, which is answerable only with continence. "Zoroastrianism on the Septenary Constitution of Man" focuses on the esoteric doctrines given out through the Theosophical Society which reveals a spirit akin related to that of the older religions of the East particularly the Vedic and the Zendic.

This article presents a definition of the term INDO-EUROPEAN PROSODY. Like the IE lang. itself (the common ancestor of most of the langs., of Europe and of India, dating to ca. 4000 B.C.), IE pros, is lost and must be reconstructed. Since the work of Meillet in 1923, conclusions have been based on analyses of Sanskrit and Gr. verse, with subsequent attention to Slavic, Germanic, and Celtic, using the comparative method.

The article discusses Sanskrit as the language of the gods of Hinduism. Sanskrit, which means perfected or well made, is used in the wide variety of religious literature of the Aryans. It is also referred to as a dead language in the same manner of Greek or Latin but said to be incorrect as it is still used in Hindu rituals and in ceremonial occasions. Sanskrit was not a spoken language and was used only by the educated, which served as a link for the elite across India.

A glossary of Sanskrit and Hindi terms with their English meanings, is presented.

The article offers the correct pronunciation of some of the words used in the electronic book "Birth of the War-God: A Poem by Kalidasa" on the general rule of the Sanskrit vowels.

The article explores the Oriental influence on German literature in Germany. The Oriental influence on such literature during the Great Age of Discovery forms the transition in which Oriental movement in the country started. Books of travels to India and Persia are much read in Germany and Persian words are found similar to corresponding words in German and Latin. The foundation of the Asiatic Society by Sir William Jones serves as the basis on the discovery of Sanskrit language.

The article focuses on the transcription used within the electronic book of German poetry. The system of the Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft is followed for the transcription of Sanskrit words. The system of the Grundriss der iranischen Philologie is adopted for the transcription of Persian words. Familiar names of various words are used within the book to be consistent.