38 G-. A. Grierson — Some Further Notes on Kdliddsa. [Ko. 1, 



self as saying that " ?r^n" meant "a woman." The words " 35T?T f*r f«i^ 

 5TO ^" are again Hindi. From " W- *HTfo: i?^ wITTS tt^^t: ^J^fT IT!" of the 

 Amarakosha, Kalidasa makes out that " ^JJ" means " a beloved one." The 

 rest of the verse is Hindi. 



Dalian, after hearing this elaborately explained to him, came to the 

 conclusion, as he well might, that Kalidasa was a very poor pandit indeed, 

 and that it would be quite safe to introduce him to king Bhoja. He there- 

 fore applauded the composition, and requested him to leave him, promising 

 to introduce him after he had concluded performing the office at which he 

 had been interrupted. 



They accordingly started off to the palace, and on the way Dalian ask- 

 ed Kalidasa, if he had composed any verse to recite before the king. Kali- 

 dasa said he had one, and repeated the verse which he and the three poor 

 Brahmans had concocted between them. Poor as this was, it was far better 

 than anything that Dalian could write, and his jealousy was not appeased 

 until Kalidasa had assured him that it was not his own, but that he had 

 got some one else to make it for him. It was then written down on a slip 

 of paper, and they proceeded into the audience chamber. After the usual 

 ds'irvdda the following conversation took place : 



Dalian XimS ^"W^^TSW 

 King ^c^d | 



far <Tf%RnqnT 



Dalian ^ II 



3TT3J 

 King ^m m?\ 



Dalian ^t% lifers I 



King rpqsfrrf 



Kdliddsa Tf^ffi || 



That is to say, the king and Dalana were only talking prose, but 

 Kalidasa ingeniously turned the whole conversation into four complicated 

 8' drdulavikridita verses. The king was surrounded by a bevy of damsels, 

 and Kalidasa expresses himself unable to read his verse, being distracted 

 by their charms. The translation is as follows : — 



Dalian. O king, may you prosper. 



King. Dalian Kavi, what have you in that paper ? 



