Read the passage to determine the meaning of the underlined word. With now the rainy month stood close at hand, to fresh Kutaja blooms he adds his plea, and asks most courteously the cloud bring news of welfare to his loved–one—words that she, revived to hear of him, will understand. –Meghaduta, Kalidasa (translated by Colin John Holcombe) What does the word plea mean in this passage?
a rainstorm
a request
a flower
a message
