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174. As the night deepened his nervousness increased (lit. the watches of the night
vanished with his patience) the advice of his friends, which was not carried out to the end, become effete with his heart. His arms hung limp, as did his spirits; with the shedding of tears his mumblings stopped.
grass-widow, cheer up. These are only the peaks of the Vindhya mountain looking dark because of the soot left behind by the forest - fires in summer and not the first clouds of the rainy season.
176. For translation vide ŚP S. No. (32.48) supra
177. A persen who is dear to you, although he causes suffering does, (in fact), mark
you happy. The breasts of a woman although painfully scratched by her lover feel but a thrill of pleasure.
178. Persons that honestly achieve their objectives and remain silent about them
are indeed few and far between like the trees that yield fruit without the eye-catching flowering.
179. Persons who do good and expect nothing in raturn are indeed few and far
between like the clouds. (But) rarer still are those who, become emaciated in their absence like the river-streams in the absence of clouds.
180. The moon looks beautiful on account of the autumn; the night on account of - the moon; the bed of white lilies (lotuses) on account of the night, the sandy
bank on account of the bed of white lilies (lotuses), and the flocks of swans
on account of the sandy bank. 181. Vibhīşaņa, pleased with Hanūmat’s confidence in him, intimated his resolve
(to join Rāma's side). Sugrīva, thereupon, embraced him so tight that he crushed the bees hidden in the garland of sylvan flowers which was on his chest.
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182. The daughter of Janaka (i.e. Sīta) fell on the ground with her left breast pressed
on it and the right breast raised and slanting, and the pale cheeks becoming enlarged to the proper limit, being released from the grip of her hands.
184. The mountains indeed are weighty, and the oceans indisputably deep. Even
then I feel not enthusiastic enough to compare them with men of fortitude and
| SR No. | 006960 |
| Book Title | Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | V M Kulkarni |
| Publisher | B L Institute of Indology |
| Publication Year | 1990 |
| Total Pages | 768 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 12 MB |