I wish to see the Máliní portrayed,
Its tranquil course by banks of sand impeded;
Upon the brink a pair of swans; beyond,
The hills adjacent to Himálaya[95],
Studded with deer; and, near the spreading shade
Of some large tree, where 'mid the branches hang
The hermits' vests of bark, a tender doe,
Rubbing its downy forehead on the horn
Of a black antelope, should be depicted.
MÁ[T.]HAVYA.
[Aside.
Pooh! if I were he, I would fill up the vacant spaces with a lot of grizzly-bearded old hermits.
KING.
My dear Má[T.]Havya, there is still a part of [S']akoontalá's dress which I purposed to draw, but find I have omitted.
MÁ[T.]HAVYA.
What is that?
SÁNUMATÍ. [Aside.
Something suitable, I suppose, to the simple attire of a young and beautiful girl dwelling in a forest.