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I honor the Maha·bharata, which is the concentrate of Vya- sa’s words and the essence of the universe; since Bharati’s name bears its imprint, she holds that name to be her ornament.*

When there is the Ramayana filled with poetic sentiment that elevates the lineage of Kakut·stha, what use do we have for any other? Why should a rivulet spring up, when there is the mighty flow of the Ganges with its abundant water?*

Alas! Vyasa ruined his reputation because he made the mistake of living too long. Otherwise, who would not think that he had acquired a new body as Gunadhya?*

We salute the poets of the Ramayana, Maha·bharata and the Brihat·katha. It is due to them that the Sarasvati, with abundant water, shines forth as if it had become the three-streamed Ganges ⋮ that sacred speech, filled with poetic sentiments, appears to be broken up into three traditions.*

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The game of making love and the words of Kali·dasa give delight even as one is learning them: they are like the sounds in the throats of beautiful women, tender and sweet in their implications.

Through her connection with Bhava·bhuti, Speech manifests herself as a river; for otherwise how would “the stones weep” in the tragedy he composed?*