Setubandha

SR No.: 001384
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Krishnakant Handiqui
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1976
Total Pages: 812
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_English & Literature
File Size: 14 MB

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SETUBANDHA
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shaken by the apes, because they were dragged down by the mighty serpents at the base.31
37. Beautiful with fresh foliage, and fanned by the cold wind from the womb of the clouds, the sandal trees withered as they tossed about, being at the moment uprooted and flung up by the apes with their hands.32
38. Scared by the rumble of the clouds, pierced by the peak of a mountain shaken by the apes, a female swan, resting on a lotus, trembled as she fainted, with all trace of happiness gone.
39. Rolling and swirling violently in the caverns of the mountains, clasped and pulled by the apes, the streams rumbled heavily, with their outflow obstructed by their wide bosoms.
40. They uprooted the mountains, which, partly lifted and loose, had partly sunk, dragged down half the way by the serpents; with the outlets of the streams blocked by the mud of the nether regions.93
41. When the mountains leaned, the sky, rid of the peaks, seemed to be unrolled throughout its length; when they were raised, it seemed to be rolled up again.
42. The apes uprooted the mountains, which were held fast by supporting them with their shoulders, while they raised and turned their face aside and looked backwards for fear the flanks should crash down on them.
43. Pulled and released by the arms of the apes, the branches of the sandal trees, though broken, did not drop to the ground, but hung loose, gripped by the tight coils of the serpents on the trees.
44. The crash of a suddenly broken mountain,34 revealing the prowess of the arms of an ape, and deep as the rumble of the heavy clouds, slowly died away, lingering in the sky.
31. The serpents supposed to bear the weight of the earth. See verse 19. 32. They were getting rid of the trees before uprooting the mountain. 33. A variation of verse 36 q.v.
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While being uprooted.