TALES FROM THE HINDU DRAMATISTS - Awaken Video
TALES FROM THE HINDU DRAMATISTS - Awaken Video
TALES FROM THE HINDU DRAMATISTS - Awaken Video
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the forest."<br />
The prince and the Vidushaka then go into the garden by the back-door,<br />
where, over the edge of a terrace, they see some of the fair tenants of<br />
the inner apartments amusing themselves with swinging. Amongst them the<br />
king recognises the countenance he has seen in his dream, but the party<br />
disappear on the advance of the king and his friend.<br />
The king then enters a pleasure-house or pavilion called the<br />
_kelikailas_ or mountain of sport built for him by the minister.<br />
It is a beautiful palace built of crystal, and decorated with statues<br />
and paintings. One of the paintings is thus described:<br />
"There is your Majesty at _pasa_ (dice) with the queen: behind you<br />
stands one damsel with the betel box, whilst another is waving the<br />
_chownri_ over your head: the dwarf is playing with the monkey, and the<br />
parrot abusing the Vidushaka." The chamber also contains the portrait of<br />
Mrigankavali, the damsel whom the prince has really seen in his supposed<br />
dream. There is also a statue of her, whence the drama is named _Viddha<br />
Salabhanjika_, meaning a curved statue or effigy.<br />
The king discovers the statue. He thinks, "Who will carve on the wall<br />
the person I dreamed of? No one was present when I dreamt. Has anyone<br />
carved the statue out of his fancy? A real person may exist in this<br />
world or how can an exact figure come here?"<br />
He now verily believes the dream to be a reality. He then puts the<br />
necklace of his dream on the neck of the carved statue.<br />
Finally the lady is herself beheld through the transparent wall of the<br />
pavilion, but runs away on being observed. The king becomes enamoured of<br />
her. He and his friend follow her but in vain. The bards proclaim it at<br />
noon, and the two friends repair to the queen's apartments to perform<br />
the midday ceremonies.<br />
Kuvalayamala, the object of the king's passion before encountering his<br />
new flame, is the daughter of Chandramahasena, the king of Kuntala. She<br />
has been sent to Vidyadhara Malla's queen, as the betrothed bride of the<br />
supposed son of Chandraverma, who is the queen's maternal uncle.<br />
Mekhala, the queen's foster-sister, practises a frolic on Charayana. He<br />
is promised a new bride by the queen, and the ceremony is about to take<br />
place when the spouse proves to be a "lubberly boy"; he is highly<br />
indignant at the trick, and goes off threatening vengeance.<br />
The king having followed and pacified his companion, they go off into<br />
the garden, where they see the damsel Mrigankavali playing with ball:<br />
she still however flies their advance. Presently they overhear a<br />
conversation between her and one of her companions, from which it<br />
appears, that notwithstanding her shyness she is equally enamoured of<br />
the king.<br />
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