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emphasis ? Or should we read youretes, Fut. 3rd p. sg., which woulà indicate his wish.
22. कुम्भराज (in our text कुम्भि -) was an Asura chief perhaps the same as the son of gate and the brother of factwho was slain by ghout because of his immoral behaviour. He is the name of a clan of people, perhaps the professional wrestlers in the service of $ There is nothing special in saying that the king was seated on a dias ( Hait), but we can understand its use for the sake of alliteration with the opening syllables of the fourth line. In भाग. 10. 42. 35 कंस is described as seated on राजमञ्च.
23. udges is also known by the names 4, HEPA, grupit etc. where cos was brought up. It is at a distance of six miles from Ayrt and contains spots associated with the early life of Ho. A new item is founded by a HITTA; and it is at a distance of one mile to the south of महावन on the eastern bank of यमुना.
24. चअत्थि is directly corrupted from the Sk. form चकास्ति. In this text me is variously mentioned as G 9, 7167zza, 719पति, भोजराज, भोजेश etc. The छाया reads मधुरा, perhaps a South Indian spelling of art. TUHOTTI-Treza: refers to a festival of consecrating the bow.
25. नन्द or नन्दगोप is the cowherd नन्द, the foster-father of कृष्ण. The form तुज्झण, Gen. pl. of युष्मद्, perhaps stands metris causa for TFHTOT which is recorded by grammarians (Pischel $420)
26. As a messenger the thinks that his duty is merely to deliver the message. It is not for him to say whether BUT should go or should not go to Ayer. He would neither ask him to go nor prohibit him from going. It is a point which is to be decided by GTA and out That he should come to attend the festival is the
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