A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s8.23

v3.c35.s8.23

What tenderness springs forth from the following picture:— The beloved husband has returned back home, but the wife does not decorate hereself for his reception, since she does not like to hurt her unfortunate lady-neighbour, whose lover is still on his sojourn. She further sings many pathetic little songs in her continuous separation. A young farmer, whose wife is dead, asks the room to restore his former amorous pleasures, as the hiding place of his stolen property. The deepest is the idea expressed in a few words, that according to the translation of Wilbrandt can be rendered as:—