rief of one of a pair of
cranes whose mate was killed by a hunter. In the metre which so came to
him he afterwards composed his _Ramayana_. _Tr._

[46] Some Indian classic melodic compositions are designed on a scheme
of accentuation, for which purpose the music is set, not to words, but
to unmeaning notation-sounds representing drum-beats or plectrum-impacts
which in Indian music are of a considerable variety of tone, each having
its own sound-symbol. The _Telena_ is one such style of composition.
_Tr._

[47] Reciters of Puranic legendary lore. _Tr._

[48] The Goddess of Wealth.

[49] As distinguished generally from different provincial styles, but
chiefly from the Dravidian style prevalent in the South. _Tr._

[50] Many of the Hindustani classic modes are supposed to be best in
keeping with particular seasons of the year, or times of the day. _Tr._

[51] The world, as the Indian boy knows it from fairy tale and folklore,
has seven seas and thirteen rivers. _Tr._

[52] This is addressed to Yashoda, mother of Krishna, by his playmates.
Yashoda would dress up her darling every morning in his yellow garment
with a peacock plume in his hair. But when it came to the point, she was
nervous about allowing him, young as he was, to join the other cowherd
boys at the pasturage. So it often required a great deal of persuasion
before they would be allowed to take charge of him. This is part of the
_Vaishnava_ parable of the child aspect of Krishna's play with the
world. _Tr._

[53] A Busti is an area thickly packed with shabby tiled huts, with
narrow pathways running through, and connecting it with the main street.
These are inhabited by domestic servants, the poorer class of artisans
and the like. Such settlements were formerly scattered throughout the
town even in the best localities, but are now gradually disappearing
from the latter. _Tr._

[54] One of Bankim Babu's brothers.

[55] The month corresponding to July-August, the height of the rainy
season.

[56] The month of Aswin corresponds to September-October, the long
vacation time for Bengal.

[57] Referring to his marriage with the writer's niece, Pratibha. _Tr._

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