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The dust raised by the hooves of the horses was moving forward, as if to guide the forest-march, violating the region of the sky. ||140|| The earth's dust was calmed by the flow of the elephants' mad, by the water-sprays from their sand, and by the saliva and foam of the horses. ||141|| Then, emerging from the city, that army was very beautiful, like a great river with white foam, and waves of horses. ||142|| Or, with large elephants as large aquatic animals, horses as waves, and fluttering swords as fish, that army-like river was very beautiful. ||143|| Then, that army, having equalized all the high and low ground, was not contained by the very large road, and was spreading out as it wished. ||144|| Leaving the elephant-temples of the forest, the mad-intoxicated bees were merging into the elephant-temples of the king's forest-march, which were pouring out mad. ||145|| Leaving the beautiful trees of the forest, the bees, who are fond of fragrance, were mostly taking refuge in the elephants of the king's forest-march, which were constantly delighting the world. ||146|| The beautiful forests were welcoming the king on the path, with their fruit and flowers, their dense shade, and their large trees. ||147|| Then, the women were taking many flowers and leaves from the forest vines, with their hand-leaves, to make ear-ornaments and other ornaments. ||148|| It seems that those forest trees had definitely obtained the boon of inexhaustible flowers, because even after the soldiers had taken many flowers, they did not abandon the beauty of the flowers. ||149|| Then, that army, resounding with the neighing of horses and the deep roar of elephants, reached the lake called Shashpa. ||150|| ... That lake was holding cool water, which was yellow like melted gold, because its waves were made yellow by the clusters of lotus pollen. ||151||
1. They were spreading. 2. Serpent dust, A, M, S. 3. To guide. 4. Aquatic animal. 5. Mad-intoxicated. -intoxicated A, 50, D. 6. They had merged. 7. Elephant-temple. 8. They were coming.