1893.] H. M. Vidyabliushan— Sfudy of Sanskrit in Ceylon. 
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CANTO IX. 
Translation. 
1. Thus when his (eldest) son had happily spent a few months, 
the king got his three remaining sons married and started for his 
capital. 
2. (The Princess) born of the earth, when about to start in the 
company of her husband, touched in reverence with tearful eyes the 
feet of her father. Her steps were graceful and slow owing to tho 
heaviness of her heart (at the prospect of separation) and also to that of 
her limbs. 
3. Then her father addressed his accomplished daughter in lan- 
guage which was (at once) instructive and also befitting the vows of 
purity in the fair sex ; so that she might always abide in virtue. 
4. “ O my daughter, being possessed of extraordinary self-respect, 
do not be proud of your personal charms, your high accomplishments, 
your royal parentage, or of your budding youth ; for the welfare of 
the female sex consists in the love of their husbands. 
5. “ The wordly success of men is not due to woman. But men are 
the source of the good fortune and prosperity of their wives. For 
there cannot be lightning without clouds, though the clouds appear 
charming when there is no lightning. 
6. “ Even when you become angry, do not use a strong word to 
your husband. It is said that silence is the best resource of a noble 
wife when she is reproved by her husband. 
7. “ A wife devoted to her husband by her chastity, charms a good 
husband. A wife who has abandoned a virtuous life, incurs the irre- 
deemable displeasure of a virtue-loving husband. 
8. “ Your behaviour should be good, so that when it reaches my ear, 
my heart which is sore and infirm with age, may not be pained in a thou- 
sand parts. 
9. “ Let not this cherished hope of mine, which is centred in you, 
even by chance end in nothing.” When the old man expressed himself 
in this manner, sorrow choked his throat and he could not speak any 
more. 
10. The couple at last set out from their father’s home, having 
bowed their head to the feet of king Janaka. The wreaths of flowers 
which adorned the crown of the bridegroom which was topped with 
glittering gems, and also the dressed locks of the bride now covered the 
feet of king Janaka. 
