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ACT I.

P. 12, 1. 8.—अत्रभवतः किल . This is said ironically of Gaņadâsa, who,

we must suppose, used the simile at first to disparage his

rival.

P. 12, 1. 12. –समभ्यं पडिण्णादं 'Well challenged, ' a good challenge

that . समथ्यं is reasonably.

P. 12, 1,13.- प्रथमः कल्पः 'That is the best course to follow. Cf.

Śâkuntala पुढमो कल्पो Act.IV., p. 75, 1; 8; and प्रथमः कल्प: Act

V., p. 114, 1. 2; and Act VII.p 169, 1, 11; Calc. Bd. 1860.

P. 12 ,1. 4-तिष्ठतु तावत्. 'Let it be (lit. stand) a little while'

i.e. wait for a momment. मन्यते for मन्येत, as very often

P. 12, 1. 18.-अमुं प्रस्ताँवं निवेद्य, 'mentioning this subject' प्रस्ताव is उपस्थितं वस्तु. प्रस्तु is 'to put forth' . cf. infra, p. 51, 1. 10. Also

Ratnâvalî, Act IV., भद्र प्रस्तूयतां बहुविधमिन्द्रजालम्" p. 55, 1. 10,

Calc. Ed. Sam. 1921.

P. 13, 1. 6.-Gs reading प्रतिद्वन्द्विनो for केनचित् is certainly worthy of

attention.

P. 13, 1. 8–राज्ञीशब्दभाजनम् / agreeing with आत्मानम् , which is always

masculine singular, whatever the g€nder and number of the

nouns it refers to.

p. 13, 1. 10–भानोः परिग्रहादनल:. It is easy to see that this alludes

to the supposed interest of the king in the cause of Haradatta,

and the words चन्द्रोपि निशापरिगृहीत: to the queen's interest in

the success of Ganadâsa.

P.l3, 1, 12. –पीठमादिञम् . पीठमर्द means one who assists the Nâyaka,

or lover, to obtain his mistress. And accordingly पीठमर्दिका

means a woman who assists the Nâyikà, or the mistress, in

her endeavours to gain her lover . The Pratâparudra says,

तत्सहायाः (= नायकस्य सहायाः) पीठमर्दविटचेटविदूषकाः नायिकानुकूलने.

And it defines पीठमर्द as being किंचिदूनः, ' somewhat short of

stature:' See Pratapurudra, Nâyaka Prakarana, 40. In the

present instance, also, the term पीठमर्दिका, as applied to the