SECTION LXVIII. (continued 1)
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Valmiki and Dutt, Manmatha Nath
Source notes
[99]
Lat. (Symplaces racemesa).—T.
[100]
Great-flowered Jasmine—Lat. (Jasminum Grandiflorum)—T.
[101]
A kind of Jasmine:—Lat. (J. Multifiorum).—T
[102]
Lat. (Memisa Sirisha).—T.
[103]
Lat. (Barringtonia Acutangula).—T.
[104]
Lat. (Abstenia Scholaris).—T.
[105]
(Pandanus Odoratissumus).—T.
[106]
Lat. (Gaertnera Racemosa).—T.
[107]
This refers to the time when Rāma was united with Sitā i. e. at the time of his wedding, At that time the bird, flying up in the sky set up an inauspicious cry indicating that in no distant time he should be separated from her; and now his sitting on the tree and cawing delightedly indicated that he should soon be re-united with her.—T.
[108]
In the sense of energy.—T.
[109]
In consequence of Matanga's curse.—T.
[110]
Here is an allusion. A prince of Daityas, named Hayagriva, stole the Vedas at the end of Kalpa; in the recovery of them he was slain by Vishnu after his descent as Matshya.—T.
[111]
A bracelet worn on the upper arm.—T.
[112]
A pile of stones.—T.
[113]
The significance of the passage is as follows:—Thou wert a mere child while I brought thee up. But now thou art a grown up young man and this is the time for thee to serve thy elders. Do thou therefore serve Sugriva.—T.
[114]
The meaning is:—Lest by my touching that shaft thou feelest a greater pain.—T.
[115]
A medicinal plant, and perfume, commonly known by the name Priyangu and described in some places as a fragrant seed.—T.
[116]
A bright yellow pigment prepared from the urine of a cow, or committed in the shape of scibulae by the animal, or according to some found in the head of a cow.—T.
[117]
A small tree—Vitex negundo.—T.
[118]
A kind of tree—Acacia Sirisa.—T.