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Gr, A. Grierson — Analysis of the Parfumdu-ati. 
[No. 2, 
CANTO XXXVII. 
The Emperor’s visit to the Fort. 
Description of tho seven-storied palace. The King meets the 
Emperor at the gate. The Emperor admires the fort (593). Beauty 
of the palaoo. Its gardens and temples (594). The Emperor, looking 
round, notices Padmavatl’s palace. Its beauty, and the way in which 
it is guarded (595), He arrives at the seventh story. Its magni- 
ficence, with its wonderful mirrors. The Emperor is seated on a magni- 
ficent throne amidst the mirrors. But he thinks most of all of 
Padmavati (596), who however is not visible. The King’s hospitality. 
The Emperor converses with the king, but his soul longs for Padmavati 
(597). 
Gora and Badal 1 suspect the Emperor, and whisper to Ratna that 
they fear treachery (598). Ratna refuses to believe them, especially 
as treachery always recoils on itself. Witness the Pandavas and the 
Kauravas (599). 
Tho King has 1,600 women slaves, out of whom he selects 84, 
whom he produces before the Emperor. They all use the artillery of 
their eyes upon him. He asks Raghava, which of them is Padmavati 
(600). Raghava replies, — 1 These are only her maidservants. These 
are merely the pearls which set off the diamond. As long as you look 
upwards (towards the lattice windows of the female apartments), she 
will not look up.’ The Emperor immediately ceases looking up, ‘ A 
guest has no right to do so. I will act like Arjuna, and succeed with 
a reflection in a mirror’ (601). He is served with food by damsels 
beauteous as Indra’s nymphs (602). He cannot eat (603) or drink, 
1 1 would drink with mine eyes, aud not with my tongue’ (604). The 
meal being over, the king waits upon the emperor, offers him trays of 
jewels, and asks for forgiveness, and that the sun of the Emperor’s 
kindness may shine upon him (605). The Emperor expresses himself 
pleased, tells him to retain his own country, and to have tho land of 
Maro in addition. He leans upon the King’s shoulder, so that, deceiving 
him by a show of affection, he may capture him by fraud (606) . The 
Emperor sits down to a game of chess with the King, first arranging a 
mirror on the wall so that it may reflect the lattice window of the 
female apartments. He sits facing the mirror. The game of chess 
described metaphorically (607). 
The maidens who had served the Emperor go to Padmavati, de- 
I See 666. 
