202 G-. A. Grierson — Analysis of the Tadumawati. [No. 2, 
The bride hath not seen her beloved even one eye-full, and the beloved 
hath not yet met the bride once in his life. I am a lotus full of hope of 
union, and the bee who sippeth my nectar should not desert me. I lay 
my forehead at thy feet, (Hear me, my Lord), and, lo, now thy feet are 
bound in the tangles of my locks, so, how can’st thou leave me ?’ (664). 
Badal, — ‘ Lady, loose my waist-band. When a husband goeth forth to 
war, his wife should never grasp it. ’Tis true, fair lady, that for thee 
to-day is thy starting for thy new home, but for me it is the starting 
for where my king is in prison. Till my king return free, heroism 
alone fills my soul, not love. Women and land are hand-maidens of 
the sword, whoseso sword conquereth them, to him do they belong . 
In whoseso house the sword is pulled from the fist of the wielder, there 
is there no virile power, no moustache nor beard. On my face hair 
has come, let me play with life for a stake, and earn heaven in my 
master’s service. The word of a man ne’er tumeth backwards, e’en as 
the tooth of an elephant, once grown, doth not return into his mouth. 
Thou art but a girl, 0 lady, and understandest not. He who fighteth 
understandetli. A man whose heart is full of war, careth not for love.’ 
(665). The bride replies,— ‘ If thou would’st fight, I have made pre- 
parations for a love conflict. My bosom have I made the van, and the 
army of love in wrath is routing the troops of separation. My heroism 
is the vermilion on my brow, like the red blood on a naked sword. My 
brow is a bow, and mine eyes provide the arrows, ’ and so on. ‘ First 
fight with me and then think of war’ (666). She is unsuccessful in her 
entreaties. She weeps, in vain (667). 
CANTO XLIII. 
The Tale of Goea and Badal. 
Gora and Badal consult together. They determine to moot deceit 
with deceit. They will deal with the Emperor as he has done with 
them (668). They prepare 1,600 covered litters, and fill them with 
knights. They prepare one special litter to represent that of Padmfi- 
vatl, in which sits concealed a smith. They adorn it, and surround it 
with maidens with waving chowries. They cover the litters with 
jewelled covers. They accompany the litters, proclaiming that Padma- 
vatl is travelling. ‘The Queen is going to release the king, offering 
liorself as a hostage. Thirty thousand horses is she taking, and sixteen 
hundred litters’ (669). 
Gfira goes to the jailor in whose charge the king is. Ho gives him 
10 lakhs of rupees as a bribe and flatters him. ‘ I supplicate the 
