by Kalidasa
108 ‘gifted’ has been supplied.
109 actually asyāḥ prabhavasi, ‘you will have power over her’.
110 ‘officially’ is caritārtham or successfully, as in the desired objective has been accomplished.
111 ‘warm regards’, literally sabhājanākṣarāṇi or respectful words.
112 bharata-vākyam, the last verse of a play in honour of Bharata, the master of dramatic arts.
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