[54] Virtuous souls after death may become stars; but when their stellar happiness equals the sum of their acquired merit, they fall to earth again.

[55] The choristers of heaven.

[56] The nymphs of heaven.

[57] The god of wealth.

[58] This shows the excellence of Vasantasenā's education. Women, as an almost invariable rule, speak Prākrit.

[59] A gesture of respectful entreaty.


ACT THE FIFTH

THE STORM