SECTION LXVIII. (continued 1)
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Valmiki and Dutt, Manmatha Nath
Source notes
[159]
The Setting hill.—T.
[160]
The sense is rather obscure, it being difficult to understand the relation their beds bore to the neighbouring trees.—T.
[161]
i.e. the day of their departure.—T.
[162]
i.e. the monkeys.
[163]
i. e. the top of the Silvern Hill.—T.
[164]
i. e. the subterranean regions.—T.
[165]
The name of the celestial architect.—T.
[166]
Namely, that water was to be found there.—T.
[167]
The text has nimilitah—and thus they closed their eyes. This redundant epithet has been left out in the translation, as it would render the version extremely awkward.—T.
[168]
Named Rhikshavila.—T.
[169]
i. e. at the beginning of winter.—T.
[170]
October.
[171]
i. e. slay us.—T.
[172]
The sense is very obscure. One meaning is that Hanumān thought that Angada acquiescing in what Tāra had said, must remain there,—and ultimately endeavour to wrest the kingdom from Sugriva. Another meaning is: Hanumān conceived that remaining there in peace, Angada would consider his Position as enviable as if he had extorted the kingdom from Sugriva.—T.
[173]
Touching Tāra.—T.
[174]
Referred to above.—T.
[175]
The word meaning cave is feminine in Sanskrit.—T.
[176]
The commentator interprets the passage differently: "Formerly Indra did a little damage herein—i. e. merely slew Maya, the architect of the mansion." This is ingenuity. I give the plain sense.—T.
[177]
Vajrāçani—Vajra is the thunder-bolt in the hand of Indra, and Açani— the thunder-bolt produced by clouds.—T.
[178]
Although out of character, the epithet naram—man (acc.)—is used by the vulture.—T.