A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.272
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.272
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v2.c19.s3.t2.272
A prince catches sight of the wondrously beautiful wife of his com-mander-in-chief Ahipāraka, and falls passionately in love with her. But when he hears that she belongs to another, she is unattainable to him. In a melancholy, tender lamentation he gives expression to his feelings. Ahipāraka, though he loves his wife dearly, is prepared to yield her to the king, as he fears for the health of the latter. But the king refuses to commit a sin. In a most excellent, extremely dramatic dialogue, the king and his commander-in-chief vie with each other in nobility. Virtue finally triumphs, and the king renounces.