The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
KATHA SARIT SAGARA.
Taranga 4.
Or her.

From Ms Sanskrit: 7,aEslafed for T1r .4rk-
 anJaw Tycvel<r, y Raph (, Cs0d, teA.
 So having related this story to Kanab- huti in the recesses of the Vindhya forest, Vararuchi returned to his original tale
 Thus while dwelling there with Vyadi and lndradatta, by degrees obtained the utmost limits Of all knowledge, and passed beyond childhood. Once upon a time we went to see festival of lndra where we saw girl who looked like a weapon of the God of love, but not like his arrow. Then Indradatta was asked by me, "Who is this person r' he an- swered, "She is Upakosa, the daughter of Upavarsaa. She learned who 1 was from her female attendants, and her eye ravishing with love drew along with her all my desires, and she with difficulty returned to hei own dwelling. She had face like the full moon and her eyes were like the beautiful blue lotus, her arms were as voluptuous as the full stalk of the lotus, and her bosom was rounded and beautiful, her neck was like shell and her swelling lips were like coral she was indeed another Laksmi, the temple of the beauty of the God of love. Then my heart was pierced by the stroke of loves shaft During that night, could not sleep, wishing all the time to sip her lips which looked like the Vimba fruit. Having obtained sleep with some diff culty, towards the end of night, saw a divine woman arrayed in white garments who said to me, C In former birth, Upa- kosa was your wife, and approaching your merit, she desires no other hus- band but you, therefore, son, you should have no anxiety about the matter. am Sarasvati who continually dwells in your body. am not able to look upon your grief" When she had thus spoken she vanished. Then having awaked and gained confidence 1 went slowly and stood under young mango tree near the dwelling of my beloved. Her attendant came there and made known to me how violent an attachment Upakosa had for me, new low. suddenly arisen then with redoubled warmth l thus addressed her :" How can possess Upakosa if she is not bestowed upon me by her parents willingly? for death is better than not to be deserving of praise; if the heart of your friend became known to her parents, then some time or other the affair might be prosperous. Do this, my good lady, and cause to live both your friend and me-" Having heard that she went and told all to the mother of her friend, and the latter told it immediately to her hus- band, Upavarsha, hy him it was told to his brother Varsha, who was rejoiced at it. My marriage being settled upon Vyadi went by the command of Varsha, my spiritual guide, and brought back my mother to Kansambi, thus Upakosa being obtained was given to me by her father, and then dwelt happily equally  householder with my mother.
 Now in course of time the number Of the pupils of Varsha became very large, there was one of them named Panini who was very stupid; being wearied and exhausted by diligent service he vas sent away by Varsha's wife, and being de- pressed and desirous of knowledge he went to the Himalaya for the sake of penance. There he obtained from the moon-crested one, who was pleased with his severe susterities, new grammar, the foundation of all science. And when he came there he invited me to a discus sion, and seven days passed during the progress of it. Suddenly on the eighth day he was conquered by me, and then 2 very terrible muttering sound was made by S;va in the heavens; by that means this grammar, sacred to Indra, was lost to the world. then we all, being csn- quered by Panini, again became fools. Then grown Respondent put into the hand of Hiranyadatta, the merchant, my own wealth, for the maintenance of my house, and having so!d that to Upakosa l went fasting to the Himalaya mountains to propitiate Sankara with penances. For Upakosa wishing for my prosperity re-