10. Once more in _Hâstinapura_, the royal residence of the northern empire. The king asks his _purohita_ to interpret a bad dream upon which the priest demands to sacrifice a _kinnarî_ in order to avert an immanent danger. The king hesitates, and the queen gives proof of her dislike. 11. The good heart of both triumphs, and Manoharâ escapes through the air. 12. With the assistance of the _yakshas_ Sudhana performed the task he took upon his shoulders and offers his father the taxes and fines of the rebels submitted. 13. After having learned the reason of Manoharâ’s absence he applies to his mother again for help. 14. Druma, king of the region of the _kinnaras_, surrounded by his court. Manoharâ, seated on his left hand, relates her experience among mankind. So we find ourselves in the Himâlaya again, in this region of fairies and spirits hardly to be penetrated. 15. Sudhana consults the _risyi_ who once helped the hunter on his catch, and who now hands him a ring and a travelling-plan Manohara had given him to this purpose. 16. Sudhana outside the capital of king Druma, where he comes across some _kinnarîs_ who are drawing some water out of a well to cleanse Manoharâ’s body from all human-smell. Sudhana flings the ring into a vase of one of the fairies, and requests her to be the first to empty this vase on her mistress’s head. According to the text Foucher consulted, the fairy should have remained quite ignorant of all this, consequently the sculptor must have swerved from this text, or, perhaps, meant another one. 17. Manoharâ found the ring, and tells her father about Sudhana’s coming. The king agrees to put him to the test; to the left of this relievo we see him bend his bow to drive an arrow through 7 cocoa-trees. Druma himself is watching this, and to be recognised by his _prabha_. 18. He then gives the prince his daughter. 19. The newly-married couple is now enjoying their happiness in the woman’s quarter. In honour of them, and to the accompaniment of music, a court-dancer is showing her art of dancing. This fair dancer is one of the best proofs of the sculptor’s art. 20. Returned at _Hastinâpura_ the newly-married distribute presents among their people. In this same series follow 6 other sculptures referring to the Maitrakanyaka-_jâtaka_; a note-worthy _karma_-legend. We shall find them after having turned the _fifth_ corner of the _northern_ staircase, and on our having reached the _east_ side of the ruin where we are going to view the 2nd, 3d and 4th sculpture (W. L., 214, 216 and 218), and 1 after the _sixth_ corner (W. L., 220), and 1 and 2 after the _seventh_ corner (W. L., 222 and 224) all of which Mr. Winter photographed for me.