BOPP.] [Footnote 4: p.3.l.6._Loving dice, of truth unblemished_.

The Sanscrit word Akshapujah is differently interpreted.

Kosegarten renders it in a good sense as "fearing heaven." He argues that it is the poet's object in this passage to describe the good qualities of Nala, and that he does not become a gamester till possessed by the demon Kali.

Bopp gives the sense in the text, which seems to connect it with the history of king Yudishthira, to whom it is addressed.] [Footnote 5: p.3.l.7._Sense subdued_.

The highest notion of this favourite perfection of Indian character, may be given in the words of the author of the Bhagavat-Gita: "The highest perfection to which the soul can attain, is action without passion.