| [242] | Elephants of the size of horses.—T. |
| [243] | Jāmvunada is a kind of gold having sixteen diverse colors.—T. |
| [244] | The sun. It is a planet in Hindu cosmogony.—T. |
| [245] | The spots are fabled as the marks of hares on the lap of the Moon.—T. |
| [246] | i. e. in consequence of sleep.—T. |
| [247] | A beautiful characterization of sleep, reminding one powerfully of "Macbeth hath murdered sleep," &c.—T. |
| [248] | In expectation of an access of warriors.—T. |
| [249] | According to the commentator, Vuddkipradhānān means persons possessing many virtues. I differ from him.—T. |
| [250] | The syntactical co-herence is, as is natural in so colossal a sentence, grievously loose here. I have, however, tried my best to supply the lacuna in the passage.—T |
| [251] | Rāmānuja says that Hanumān began to range the dwellings about the wall environing Rāvana's mansion.—T. |