[16] The King of the Yakshas is the Pluto of Hindu Mythology.
[17] Corresponding to Lethe.
[18] Krishna's playground.
[19] Correspondence clerk.
[20] Spices wrapped in betel leaf.
[21] It is considered sinful for non-brahmins to cast glances on neophytes during the process of their sacred-thread investiture, before the ceremony is complete.
[22] Two novices in the hermitage of the sage Kanva, mentioned in the Sanskrit drama, Sakuntala.
[23] The text for self-realisation.
[24] Bards or reciters.
[25] The Cow and the Brahmin are watchwords of modern Hindu Orthodoxy.