This issue of "Mahfil" is devoted to Sanskrit literature and contains a note on Sanskrit pronunciation and selections of Sanskrit literature. It also contains articles analyzing and discussing various aspects of the literature, including "Sanskrit Rhetoric and Poetic,""The Creative Role of the Goddess Vac in the 'Rgveda,'""Vedic and Epic Translations,""Myth as Literature in Ancient India: The Saga of Sukracarya,""Obscenity in Sanskrit Literature,""Sanskrit Literary Forms and Oriya Literature," and "Sanskrit Compositions in Carnatic Music." Many of the literary analyses also contain examples of the literature. (JM)