[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.