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“Paint my fortress tall!
Paint gold and rubies, emeralds bright,
And you shall leave this hall!”
Line 57: “He holds the brush. He thunders loud,”
Line 58: ““Paint my fortress tall!”
Line 59: “Paint gold and rubies, emeralds bright,”
Line 60: “And you shall leave this hall!””
Summary of Stanza 15
“He holds the brush. He thunders loud,”
(The Zamindar now has the brush and speaks in a thunderous, threatening voice.)
““Paint my fortress tall!”
(He repeats his demand for a magnificent fortress.)
“Paint gold and rubies, emeralds bright,”
(He adds gold, rubies and bright emeralds to the wealth he wants.)
“And you shall leave this hall!””
(He makes Gopi’s freedom conditional on obeying his greedy demand.)
Overall meaning: The Zamindar uses imprisonment and threats to force Gopi to make him wealthy.
