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2. Combine नरवद and fe. It is a Compound.
7. This and the following two lines contain similes, some of them really good. e. g No body dared look at her, as at the wrathful eye of a Master.'
9. Text hopeless. Separate feaf and at. The latter is no doubt af, as Jacobi has it; it should be joined to of a. r makes no sense. 12 and 13 contain beautiful, although the first half of 12 is hopeless. Corresponding to three phrases, it ought to be read as fefta faftan.
Although poor (erfeft), she was rich (i. e. possessed of faft or glory); although the best of women (a), her best limbs were sweating; although simple (another sense 'foolish'), yet she was full of thought; although without collirium (ft), yet she was of enticing beauty (i-ATE).
VII. She elicits applause from all. The Kancuki appeases her and the King banishes Bandhu and Saruvā and calling Kamala pays her respect. Dhanavai then goes home with Kamala and the young couple.
4. एहु does not suit.
(joined to far) of Jacobi's edition suits
better.
Jacobi's edition here wants several words and two complete lines between and went, which are found intact in our text. He has expressed his opinion that this is so, in the footnotes.
10. After this line, Jacobi's text shows one more, which we have not got. It is aण विगपि निवहो पोयणपुरे । कहिय वत्त तहिं थक्कु विदुरहरे.
VIII. Dhanavai then celebrates the first entry of the young couple into his house.
3. भावयता is perhaps another name of भविसयत्त's wife. भविसावा and भविसाणुमइ before.
7. Jacobi's edition lacks the latter half.
IX. Kamala then orders her maidservant to look to the toilet and other things of the young bride (which is described).
We have had
1. Jacobi's text lacks this line. It appears that there was no indication of it in his Ms., otherwise he would have had dotted lines.
2. Jacobi's text has not got the first half looks as if tampered with. required; of peahps might be dropped.
3. The words are badly split up. X The two then go to rest in their
described).
first half. Even in our edition, the There are two syllables more than
Read er fans acfâmqï¿.
richly decorated bedroom (which is
