A History of Sanskrit Literature c16.s1.72

c16.s1.72

‘Vālmīki has depicted the bridging of the ocean by monkeys carrying stones, Vyāsa by Pārtha’s arrows; none takes exception to their exaggeration. In my works sense and sound are, as it were, weighed in a balance, but the world eagerly aims at criticism. Ah, what a thing it is to have reputation.’ There is a touching picture of the beloved in separation: