________________ -92 Siri Sirivalakaha St. 80 ari (Sk.) Lit. it means 'clear, preeminent i.e. exalted, roagnanimous.' . Sts. 83, 84 are to be construed together. St. 85.gaur (Sk. gaut) has the sense of "ready or eager.' St. .87. अहिवल्ली (Sk.) also called नागवल्ली meaning 'piper betel.' qor (Sk.) also called ques meaning 'the areca or botel-nut-tree, Sts. 89 to 91 are to be construed together किर as well as इर and हिर are indeclinables in Pk. for Sk. feres indeed." See Hem. VIII. 2. 186. which says " Feriz Fer Forsta afT." In sts. 82 and 88 to 97, the poet discusses the question of marriage. According to him, marriage--whether marriage by parents or choicemarriage or any other kind of marriage--is a contract already decided by our actions of former life. A certain wife or husband. is already decided in this life for a male or a female respectively according to their actions of former birth. Whatever system of marriage we adopt, we are sure to get that particular bride or bridegroom that is already decided for us and none else. Thus happiness of marriage does not depend upon any system of marriage, but it depends upon our actions of former birth. If our
