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Candrapida's subsequent vacillation at his venture is described by Bana as follows
kimanena gļhitenägļhitena vā kinnarayugalena prayojanam/8
Mandana has adopted the sentence almost in toto
gļhitenāgshitena kim vānena prayojanam/I. 86
Bana has delineated the state of Pundarika's emotions with a pretty sahokti
karatalādak samālām lajjayā saha galitāmapi nājnāsit... athahām tām kanthābharanatāmanayam/
Mandana's description of the situation is not much dissimilar
na viveda tadā pāņicyutām sphatikamalikām! pranayam hārapadabimādāya tām drutam[/I 23
All these serve to highlight Mandana's close adherence to the original. He measures well upto the task he undertook so zealously. Indeed the Kādambari-darpana with its commitment to the prototype and lucid style matched by pleasing ease is one of the best compendiums of Kādambarī fully worthy of the master. It has additionally the distinct merit of catering to dissiminating to one and all what was hithertofore accessible to well-equipped scholars alone.
8 Ibid., p. 194.
Ibid., p. 232.
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