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NOTES.

P. 15, 1. 12.-शिष्टा क्रिया कस्यचिदात्मसंस्था. ‘Of some the acting is

excellent in their own persons,' i.e., some excel as actors

when they act personally, but they cannot teach others how

to act well.

P. 16, 1. I-पिण्डिदथ्यो,i.e गर्भितार्थः ’her real sense”

P. 16, 1. 5.-अमेहाविणो- ‘ मन्दमेधाविण,’ G’s reading, deserves attention.

P. 16, 1 8.—भद्रव्यपरिग्रहः One of our MSS., E; has on ' its margin

सूक्ष्मबुद्धिः शिष्यो द्रव्यम् । तद्बिन्नो जडबुद्धिरद्रव्यम् .

P. 16, 1. 9.-This speech is made quite intelligible by our reading it

as follows with G :-जनान्तिकम् । गणदासं विलोक्य । कहं दाणिं ।

अलं अज्जउत्तस्सः उछ्छाहकालणं मणोरहं पूरिंअ । प्रकाशम् । विरम णिरथ्थआधो

आरम्भादो. This is doubtless the true reading. The

existence as well as the position of the direction प्रकाशम् is of

vital importance to the proper understanding of the passage,

and its connection with what follows. The absence of प्रकाशम्

would make it impossible to explain how Vidûshaka comes to

hear what the queen whispers to Gaņadâsa. Nor are the

words " कहं दाणिं । अलं अज्जउन्तस्रस उछ्छाहकालणं मणोरहं पूरिअ,” embodying a suspicion of Dhâriņî as to the King's motives, intended

to be heard by the latter. It is also evident that कहं दारिणि

forms part of the whisper, and ought to follow the stage- .

direction जनान्तिकम् । गणदासं विलोक्य ।

P. 17, 1. 2.-सरस्सइउवाअणमोदआइं. The ’modak”, a dishful of which

is offered as a present to the goddess Sarasvatî, and which

is in reality given to the teacher, the minister of the goddess,

is a round ball of a slightly conical shape at the top,made of rice

or wheat flour stuffed with sugar, thin slices of the kernel of

the coconut, together with spices, and then either boiled over

steam, or fried in clarified butter. Such presents are not only