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जइ-वि ण वसुमइ-मग्गहि इह को-वि संघरइ अइ-किले से ससिणि सुअ-देवि-वि जइ फुरइ । तो-वि एहु मोरी वाणि विलट्ठ कलावबइ अहिणव-घण-पअ-पसरेहिं अवहंसेहिं रमइ ॥
Eventhough hardly anybody moves about on the paths of the earth (or dares to roam about in rich intellectual avenues), eventhough the moon can glitter if at all under extremely trying conditions (or the Goddess of Learning can appear only in fitful flashes), even then this melodious crying of peacocks with fea. thers spread (or my poetic compositions with charming kalā pakas ) sports delightfully in these times when) the new rainy cloulds are spreading out, driving away the flamingoes (or in Apabhramśas rich with fresh diction and poetic meanings ).
-Svayambhūdeva at Svayambhūcchandas, VII, 25.2
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