Figure descriptions
Five men and one woman gather outside of a tent. The woman sits on the ground across
from an old man. The poem text identifies
these two figures as the King, or the great Pandava, and his wife, the Queen. There
is a tray with two vessels on the ground between
them. The other men in the scene stand and watch the two central figures. One man
holds a spear, one holds a sword, and one holds a
bow. The fourth man stands next to the tent and crosses his arms. All of the men in
the scene wear robes and headscarves and have
facial hair. The old man near the center of the illustration wears a feather in his
scarf. There are two additional tents in the
background. 1/2-page illustration contained within a double-ruled border.
Facsimile of A. Mary F. Robinson’s signature followed by “(Madame James Darmesteter)”.
1/32 page.
Five men, one woman, and one dog gather in front of an ornate castle with a domed
roof. The figures gather down a set of steps
from the castle, in-between a cluster of large plants and palm trees and a second
building with cylindrical columns. An old man,
identified in the poem text as the great Pandava, stands off-center in the scene.
His wife kneels at his side and reaches up toward
him, as though she is pleading with him. A dog stands beside her, at the forefront
of the illustration, and looks at the old man.
Three of the other four men gather closely around the old man. One of them holds his
shoulder and arm, and another man reaches out
toward him. The fourth man follows in the distance. All of the men in the scene wear
robes and headscarves and have facial hair.
The old man near the center of the illustration wears an ornate top and a feather
in his scarf. Additional figures stand in the
background near the castle. Full-page illustration contained within a double-ruled
border.
Five men, one woman, and one dog gather in front of large boulders adjacent to a body
of water. An old man, identified in the
poem text as the great Pandava, stands off-center in the scene. He holds a walking
stick. A dog stands beside him and behind the
stick. The old man and the four other men in the scene all look toward the woman,
who lies slumped on the ground with her eyes
closed. One man kneels behind her and supports her upper body. Another man looks at
the old man and gestures toward the fallen woman
with both arms. There are boulders behind the figures, and cliffs adjacent to the
shore. All of the men in the scene wear robes and
headscarves and have facial hair. The old man near the center of the illustration
wears an ornate top and a feather in his scarf.
Full-page illustration contained within a double-ruled border.
An old man, identified in the poem text as the great Pandava, sits on the ground and
looks up toward an angel. The man shields
his eyes from the descending beams of light. A dog lies beside him and looks at the
angel from over its shoulder. The angel floats
above the ground and is surrounded by light and plumes of smoke. The man has a beard
and wears an ornate top and a headscarf with a
feather in it. There are trees and foliage in the distance. 1/2-page illustration
contained within a double-ruled border.
