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3. This determination of thine is not good. Be not obstinate, and 
depart not from thy former love. 
4. Tell me the truth, whither do the eyes of thy hope gaze ? Dost 
thou remember the meetings with thy beloved P 
5. Thine eyes flow with tears. Thou payest no heed unto thy gar¬ 
ments nor dost thou wear thy necklace. 
6. Though the moon be a hundred thousand leagues away still the 
water-lily rejoiceth in it. 
7. Mutual love increaseth the more distant the beloved ones are 
separated from each other. 
8. Bidyapati the poet singeth, a good husband will keep his word. 
(47.) 
1. In what wood doth Mahes dwell ? No one can tell me. 
2. Mahes dwelleth in the forest of penance, and is undergoing fear¬ 
ful hardships. 
3. With earring in his ear, and bow in hand my husband, 0 friend, 
is saying sweet things in that forest. 
4. In the (dense) forest, where even reeds are motionless, doth my 
husband laugh and talk. 
5. One single word came between us, and so my husband arose and 
departed. 
6. Bidyapati saith, sing the actions of Badha and Krishn. 
(48.) 
1. Once on a time there was a young love, like the love of fish for 
water. 
2. One word came between us, and my love smiled and did not even 
reply to me. 
3. Kdnh was on the same bed with me, but it seemed as if he were 
in a far country. 
4. In the forest where none can move, doth my beloved laugh and talk. 
5. 1 will don a hermit’s weeds, and search for my love. 
6. Bidyapati saith, a good husband will not drive thee to extremities. 
(49.) 
1. I came here searching for thee in remembrance of our love, but 
as I arrived thou satesb with thy face turned away. 
2. Thou didst not even reply to my first words, and with the glances of 
thine eyes thou tookest away my life. 
3. 0 moon-faced damsel, be not too proud. I, like a bee, 
easy in my heart. 
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