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He is cutting gi’ass for making a screen. Who knows where 
Rama will cast this earth (i. e., where I am destined to die). (30). 
i Tift ii n 
I went to the market and bought a cocoanut. Inside its heart 
is ripening (is soft). Outside it is green (and hard). (31). 
SRT TI^T, >ft^r I q#t Tf? ’TiHT: #NiT II II 
In the new tank is much mnd. My water (has sunk and) 
does not rise ; and my loins are weak (from grief). (32). 
fsi^T; qfiT^ir i «jnft titk ii n 
A compliment f rom a village sioain. 
At exactly midday, yon went out for water. Your waist sways 
like a slim bamboo. (33). 
^^ft, ^ 1 tTtt ^gi, ^TiT II ga II 
This year the tamarinds ripen flat (fair but sour within). On 
your mouth is mercy, but within deceit. (34). 
TigT Ti^gr, Jif I Tfr-^T ii n 
There is a see-saw post by the new tank. Give me a swing on 
it, you who are watching me. (35). 
gir-gJi, ggiT I fti^T FFTig, gsiTT; ii \i \\ 
Turmeric for yellow, garlic for seasoning, these things will I 
ask for, as I go round the Saturday bazar. (36). 
gre fftfl HfV ^*5 1 WJT-TIg, 51^ 11 R 
I filled the spirits up to the top knot of the bamboo vessel. It 
has taken fire, and your Kamar’da is burning. (37). 
irgr gsrfiV i Tfg gf grrr Tfg )rg ii gc s 
I made a wheel-ring* of soft iron. The swan (the lover) flew 
away, and left the bii-d (the beloved) a corpse. (38). 
giTAT fSiKr?, grm gri;-# i grir-i n ©it ii 
Saying “ 1 will eat them,” I knocked down mangoes. Why 
have you deceived me saying, “ I will come ?” (39). 
V gg Tfig 1 gw-gj TTair, g?: grrg grrg ii a* n 
My name became known as a golden ring. But, O llaja, at 
the time (of need) you were of no use to me. (40). 
* Our’dd is a ring fixed inside the nave of a cart wheel, to receive the axle- 
tree. 
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