[61] Or perhaps, ‘not caring for the fascination of the beauty of Rāvaṇa,’ i.e. his sister. He was loved by Rāvaṇa’s sister.

[62] Does this refer to the reflection of the sky in its clear water?

[63] Çālmalī = silk cotton-tree.

[64] Lit., ‘striving upwards to see.’

[65] Indra’s wood.

[66] Çakuni = (a) bird; (b) name of Duryodhana’s supporter.

[67] Or, ‘by Vanamālā,’ Kṛishṇa’s chaplet.

[68] Tārā = (a) wife of Sugrīva, the monkey king; (b) star.

[69] Mountaineer.

[70] Arjuna, or Kārttavīrya, was captured by Rāvaṇa when sporting in the Nerbuddha, and was killed by Paraçurāma. V. Vishṇu Purāṇa, Bk. iv., ch. 11.