The Kadambari of Bana Part 14

[252] The following reference to Thomas Bell's 'History of British Quadrupeds' was given by Mr. S. B. Charlesworth. 'Writing about the deer of our parks (p. 404) he (Bell) quotes Playford's "Introduction to Music" as follows: "Travelling some years since, I met on the road near Royston a herd of about twenty deer following a bagpipe and violin, which while the music played went forward. When it ceased they all stood still, and in this manner they were brought out of Yorks.h.i.+re to Hampton Court."' V. supra, pp. 40, 79.

[253] Meghaduta, 38.

[254] The dvipas are continents separated from each other by oceans. The cvetadvipa, or White Continent, is, according to Weber, suggested by Alexandria. V. 'Indische Studien,' I., 400; II., 397, 398.

[255] Dvandva, a pair of opposites, as, e.g., pleasure and pain.

[256] (a) Brilliant; (b) Durga.

[257] Summary of p. 277.

[258] The Commentary says: 'A house is whitened to welcome anyone. The face (or mouth) is the dwelling of Sarasvati.'

[259] Mandara, one of the trees of Paradise.

[260] The month June-July.

[261] Staff.

[262] (a) A tilaka, or mark of ashes; (b) abundance of tilaka trees white with blossoms.

[263] Read Kaucalasya.

[264] Cf. 'Dulce rudimentum meditantis lilia quondam naturae, c.u.m sese opera ad majora pararet.'--Rapin, on the convolvulus. V. Hallam, 'Hist. of Lit.,' Pt. iv., ch. v.

[265] Vishnu Purana, Wilson, 1865, vol. ii., p. 297.

[266] Son of Kuvera.

[267] The coral tree.

[268] Or, virtue.

[269] 'In the arya metre,' in the Sanskrit.

[270] Manasijanma = (a) born in the Manasa lake; (b) born in the mind, i.e., love. Muktalata = (a) a white creeper; (b) a pearl necklace.

[271] Scilicet, in the day.

[272] Turbid with (a) dust; (b) pa.s.sion.

[273] The Vishnu Purana, Bk. vi., ch. iii., mentions seven suns.

[274] The asterism Rohini.

[275] Utkalika = (a) wave; (b) longing.

[276] Or, hand.

[277] Hands.

[278] Feet.

[279] Hands.

[280] Candracandala (lit., 'base-born moon') is intended as an a.s.sonance.

[281] Purnapatra, a basket of gifts to be scrambled for at a wedding.

[282] I.e., the row of pearls given by Mahacveta.

[283] Omit, priyajanavicvasavacanani.

[284] Read, parityakta.

[285] Read, antare.

[286] Gocirsha, a kind of fragrant sandal.

[287] V. Vishnu Purana, Bk. i., ch. iii. (For the description of Brahma's night.)

[288]

Tatah Saindhavako raja kshudras, tata, Jayadrathah, Varadanena Rudrasya sarvan nah samavarayat.

('Then the vile Sindh kinglet, Jayadratha, through the boon conferred by Rudra, O my son, kept us all back.')--Mahabharata, vii., 2574.

[289] Harivamca, 4906.

[290] The cakora, or Greek partridge, was said to have its eyes turned red in the presence of poison.

[291] Madira, intoxicating, bewitching; so called because her eyes were madirah.

[292] Daksha cursed the moon with consumption at the appeal of his forty-nine daughters, the moon's wives, who complained of his special favour to the fiftieth sister.

[293] Lit., 'without cause.'

[294] Lit., 'going by machinery.'

[295] Trees of paradise.

[296] A pun on pida, grief.

[297] A pun on pida, a chaplet.

[298] Read irshyam, vyatham, and rosham, as the Calcutta edition.

[299] 'All the rasas,' the ten emotions of love, fear, etc., enumerated by writers on rhetoric.