[55]. The term maid-servant here refers to Soirindri, the wife of Nobin Madhab.
[56]. It is a general custom in this country to apply the alpana on the floor nearly in all religions observances.
[57]. This term signifies the wife of one’s son.
[58]. This expression, “the brightener of the ten sides” signifies that he did good wherever he went. The ten sides are the north, south, east, west, north-east, north-west, south-east, south-west, the top, and the under sides.
[59]. The reference here is to the wanderings of Rama in the wilderness of the Deccan. The signification of the original is that while the husband Nobin is he on the point of death, there is no preparation for his wife to die with him.
[60]. That is, she had expressed so much anger against her; or as the original, thrown her into the burning-pot of disgust and hatred. The Champa is the name of a fragrant yellow flower.
[61]. This day in kept sacred by the widows of this country.
[62]. A certain ceremony performed on the eighth day after the birth for securing its good fortune.
[63]. A treatise on the science of medicine.
[64]. Reboti says, My daughter, what is it that gives you so much pain? The bed is all over cleared, there is nothing that can trouble the body.