46 G. A. Grierson — Some Further Notes on Kalidasa. [No. 1, 



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And he again replied — 



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$7je. (1) " There is no current of air, nor can I observe the approach 

 of any elephant. Why, then, is the water-lotus agitated ? 



Me. (2) " The coal black bees have been clasped within its bells all 

 night, and now they wish to see the sun. Therefore, my love, is the lotus 

 agitated. 



She. (3) " But bees and their kin can pierce the hardest wood, and 

 the lotus bell is exquisitely tender. Why, then, does not the bee tear it 

 forcibly open ? 



He. (4) " The lotus clasps him in her bell in love, and the bee returns 

 her love. Therefore he does not tear the bell asunder, — for, my Love, he 

 is not like thee." 



The following verses in praise of contentment are universally attribut- 

 ed to Kalidasa in this part of the country. They are excellent specimens 

 of their style, and are worth recording here. 



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