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The verse following is devoted to “fawrar Veaer’ Thus— 
z ? +o 
TUS Sera we faa a fas au azwates | 
He proceeds till the end of Book II in this strain. For 
instance we find yra¥q, Hea, St i in II. 36; eet, aut in Il. 37; 
qui, Toe, Swaq in 11. 38; waz, fed, FF in IL 39; wafeefee. 
wafufge in II. 40; fafa saity, cars, ta, 9Ty, 838, oH, soTeT 
in II. 41; ; qalteaq, col, aaa in II. 42; Satta, ‘aerata, sITq in 
[I. 43 ; wineteta, ataatita afaana ufewatq in IT. 44; and so 
After this it is no matter for surprise that his style is more 
artificial than that of Kalidasa. He does not none: to sacrifice 
sense to sound. He opens his book with a rhym 
faa quai fazufeutefarg , ant facwafayautqed | 
qzifacre feaweasan, a aga sefae aw agar) 
Slokas 14, 15, 16, of Book I, are are? of @mq and 
aqua! Instances like “tasitgtfata aa @a aati a arf<aifaara- 
ara”, “eascralista sae VF yeneraista ae furnish us with 
the germ of that tendency to pun which subsequently attained 
full development at the hands of Bana and Subandhu. As an 
instance of fanciful description we may note, among others, the 
following verse of Book I :— 
uAgeeq ufeyaagqa Taryaratsafaaray Hig: | 
arnuataties aft a¢ warq eaatfaqe: yaw | 
‘‘ The moons of the faces of the females there had disgraced 
the lotuses. ‘The sun, passing over these moon-faces without 
punishing them, burns within with pent-up rage, and proceeds to 
the sea itself for a good supply of water for a “plunge to allay the 
burning. 
This reminds us of the following from the Naishadha :— 
fasinfatrncguetiaar fauaiete agitate | 
aarwai areata aaatsfy fa ayadaa ga: werfiga: 9 
“The moon requires a supply of good quality ash to remove 
his stain. Hence he is burning me up under his personal supervi- 
ees toi wrai, (2) the study of ek grammar has became 

