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Gandharvaka (pp. 164-165), Harivahana seated with Tilakamanjari lying on a bed of lotus leaves (pp. 229-230); Samaraketu on his arrival at the creeper-bower of Harivahana after his long journey through the Vindhya forest (p 230), Samaraketu sajling in a boat as seen by Malayasundari (p 276), Tilakamanjar (pp 246-247), citizens of Kanc (
p260), Samaraketu as described by Malayasundari lying in his lap (pp. 310-312); Vidyadhara Queen Patralekha (pp. 340-341), love-lora Tilakamanjari (pp. 368,369), Harivābana seated on the throne (p. 403); unconscious Tilakamañarı (pp 415-416), and the Goddess Śrı as seen by Priyangusun. dari (pp. 408-409).
(111) Among the descriptions of individuals and animals in action, the following are interesting love-sports of King Meghavahana (pp. 17–18), the birds driaking water from the drains of household wells (p. 67); humdrum of joyful inmates of King Meghavahana's harem after the birth of Prince Harivabana (p 76), commotion of soldiers in a military camp due to a night-attack (p 84), a pair of fast-riding messengers (p. 85); arrowfight between Vajrayudha and Samaraketu ( 89), worship of the ocean (
p123), Samarketu boarding a ship (p. 131), ways and means of teasing the animals (P 183), an enraged mad elephant and efforts of the elephant-trainers to pacify it (P 185), the acquatic birds heading towards water (p 204), the leader of a herd of hoge (p. 208), a group of horses (p. 226), the Holy-Bath Ceremony of Lord Mahavira (p269), attempt at suicide by hanging (pp 305-306), a parrot greeting the king (p. 375), Mahodara brandishing a bunyan branch in anger (p. 381), a young wife Orging her husband not to die (P 397); and Harivahana propitiatiog the mystic Vidyas (pp. 399-400).
(10) The notable descriptions of groups in action are King Meghavahana's retinue in procession (pp. 65-66); an army out for nightattack (pp 85-86), a marching procession of Samarketu (pp. 115-116): cows let free for grazing (p 117); the tired crew of a naval force (p. 138), hullabaloo of an army landing on the 80a-shore (p. 139-140), a naval camp (p. 140), a group of flying Vidyadharas (pp 152–153); soldiers chasing a running mad elephant (p. 187); proccegion of the Vidyadhara Emperor Harivahana (p. 233); a fair (p. 323) and the festivities in a royal harem (p 423).
(v) The following seasons, situations and etc,, have been described In the TM 1 the Rainy Season (pp 179-180); the Spring Seagon (pp. 297298), early morning in rural mountainous area (pp. 123-124), the daybreak (pp 150-152 and 357-358), the Dawn (pp. 237-238); the Sunset (pp. 350-351), the ceremony before setting out on an expedition (pp 115116) ; earth as seen from the sky (p. 242), a dust-storm raised by the figh ting forces (p. 87), a battle (p. 88), the shower of arrows (p. 90); and boiling butter and churning of curds (p 117).