SECTION LXVIII. (continued 1)
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Valmiki and Dutt, Manmatha Nath
Source notes
[119]
A tree—Pentaptera arjunee.—T.
[120]
The Sala tree (Shorea robusta) another tree (Pentaptera Arjuna).—T.
[121]
The river Ganges—literally~the daughter of Janhu a saint. The Ganges is called so on account of her supposed origination from the thigh of the great saint.—T.
[122]
The name of a mountain—literally it means—having three peaks.—T.
[123]
A tree (Dalbergia onjeimaisis)—Mountain ebony.—T.
[124]
A sort of pine, (Pinis longifolia)—T.
[125]
A sort of cane or ratan, (Calamas Rotany).—T.
[126]
According to Hindu mythology Indra is the god of rains.—T.
[127]
An insect (Coccinella of various kinds).—T.
[128]
An ornament for their toes or feet.—T.
[129]
Crying through the voice of the frog in its mouth. Another meaning is, "croaking like a frog, to allure frogs to it."—T.
[130]
The commentator slips the sense here. According to him, the meaning is, Those monkeys whom I have first sent, are known to me.—T.
[131]
The celestial horse-sacrifice.—T.
[132]
A Sanku is a thousand Arvudas; a Madhya is an Arvuda ten times; an Antya is a Madhya ten times; a Samudra is a Madhya twenty times; and a Parārdha, a Samudra thirty times.—T.
[133]
The commentator in his usual way of reading between the lines, says that the sense is—That thou hast gathered forces for serving thy friend, is not strange. O placid one, it is well. I give the sense the sloka naturally yields.—T.
[134]
The commentator explains: energy darted from the three orders.—T.
[135]
Sage Aurvi.—T.
[136]
Lit. of gold and stone.—T.
[137]
The commentator says that this locative refers to the summit of the Rising hill.—T.
[138]
The commentator says, "The Godāvari flowing through the countries to the east of the Vindya mountains."—T.