Editorial note — The Queen and the Beggar

I offer the translation of these lines with considerable doubt. I have assumed that huro = surō, hon. pl. of surā; madara = ma ādara; duta = dūta; and pinu = piṇu. The courier or messenger would be Kāma, the god of love. Perhaps oda and edā ought to be transposed; the line would then end, “I that day’s pride abating.” ↑