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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt:...with her white garments, and adorned only with white mangalaf flowers, and her forehead decked with the stalks of the striped durbd grass, seems, indeed, now fully appeased, and her form has dismissed all its haughtiness under the pretext of her vow. QUEEN. Advancing. May the son of a noble father: be ever victorious ATTENDANTS. May our Lord be victorious GRACIOSO. Health to your Highness KING. Welcome, O goddess He seizes her hand and leads her to a seat. The Scholiast explains bhavantam antarena, by bhavantam udiiiya. t Panicum dactylon. X i.e., in theatrical language, a husband. Well may she be addressed with the title of goddess;__ sheSyields not even to Sachi in beauty. CHITRALEKHA. What can you talk of a rival's face? QUEEN. I have to accomplish a certain vow under your Highness' auspices; I pray you bear with the inconvenience a moment. KING. O Manavaka the inconvenience is a favour. GRACIOSO. Would that I might often have such inconvenience as this, while performing the rites of the stvastivdchana. KING. Under what name is your Highness' vow? The Queen looks at Nipunika. Nipunika. It is called The Conciliation of a Husband's regard. KING. Looking at the Queen. 3 )j O virtuous one with this vow night and day you weary.--.-'// your body, tender as a lotus-stalk; why is your slave to be thus conciliated, who himself is pining with desire for your favour? URVAS With a forced smile. What a great respect he has for her CHITRALEKHA. Hush, O foolish one courtiers flatter most when their hearts are elsewhere. QUEEN. It is all through the efficacy of this vow thai my husband is so touched. GRACIOSO. To the King. Be still, my Lord it is not seemly to contradict the words of our friends. QUEEN. Maidens bring...