_e_ in _prey_; _o_ like the _o_ in _so_; _ai_ like the _ai_ in
_aisle_; _au_ like _au_ in the German word _haus_, or like the
_ou_ in _our_.

The consonants are generally pronounced as in English, but _g_
has always the sound of _g_ in _gun, give_, never of _g_ in
_gin_. S with the accent over it (s), has the sound of _s_ in
_sure_, or of the last _s_ in _session_.

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PERSONS REPRESENTED.

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DUSHYANTA, _King of India_.

MÁ[T.]HAVYA, _the jester, friend, and companion of the King_.

KANWA, _chief of the hermits, foster-father of_ [S']AKOONTALÁ.

[S']ÁRNGARAVA,}
} _two Bráhmans, belonging to the hermitage of KANWA_.
[S']ÁRADWATA, }

MITRÁVASU, _brother-in-law of the King, and superintendent of the
city police_.