[160.] Cabool. Capital of northern Afghanistan, and an important [p.159] commercial city.
[161.] Indian Caucasus. A lofty mountain range north of Cabool, which forms the boundary between Turkestan and Afghanistan.
[173.] King. See note, l. [85].
[177.] lion's heart. Explain the line. Why are the terms here used so forcible in the mouth of Gudurz?
[178-183.] Aloof he sits, etc. One is reminded by Rustum's deportment here, of Achilles sulking in his tent and nursing his wrath against Agamemnon.—Iliad, Book I.
[199.] sate. Old form of "sat," common in poetry.
[200.] falcon. A kind of hawk trained to catch game birds.
[217.] Iran. The official name of Persia.
[221.] Go to! Hebraic expression. Frequently found in Shakespeare.
[223.] Kai Khosroo. According to the Shah Nameh, the thirteenth Turanian king. He reigned in the sixth century B.C., and has been identified with Cyrus the Great.