a tall, sharp-tongued woman

assurance, assent, permission

howling, calling, call, cry, (prob. fr. bhava)

(in Braj) were

jald

only

is

desolation

yes, certainly

acceptance, confession, prevarication

yes or no, categorical reply

faam

hue and cry, noise, wonder

happened, occurred, became

happened, occurred, became

khurpii

hand, arm

yes sir/ madam/ miss

condition, state, situation, circumstance, case, history, narration, account, story, state of ecstasy and fervour, the present time or age, uncontrolled bodily movements resembling dance in such a state of ecstasy, spiritual ecstasy

say 'yes', assent, agree, accept, approve

hands, arms

expressing warning, surprise: why? what? don't!

elephants

Elephant

loss

product, produce, gain, acquisition

loss, defeat, cultivated land surrounding village, cultivated tract, plot or allotment of ground, field, pasturage, necklace, string of flowers worn round the neck, garland, amulet, forming nouns and adjectives, denoting performer of an action

ardent

'Hārūn the Orthodox,' a celebrated Caliph of Bagdād (known to the readers of the 'Arabian Nights' as Haroun-al-rashid)

oh God

hullabaloo, uproar, tumult, commotion, sound of laughter

circumstances, facts, conditions, particulars, state of affairs

state, condition, position of one's affairs, circumstance, the present time,

lost, defeated

lose