Gaudavaho

Author(s): Vakpatiraj, Narhari Govind Suru, P L Vaidya, A N Upadhye, H C Bhayani
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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The Rainy Season :
Then come the rains. At first, occasional light showers which thicken the dust in clods and cool the surface of the earth (383). This is followed by heavy showers and now " the rivers start flowing their yellowish and undrinkable waters, being splashed by showers, as the cranes (flying above ) pick up the floating fish"
384). “The rainbow appears in the sky, lovely like a strip of lawn and there moves a curving line of cranes resembling a herd of white cattle " (388). “The lustre of sugar-cane crops brightens up after the first shower, as the dust is washed away, although their twigs are browned off by the summer heat ” ( 392). “The travellers enjoy their rest under the cool-shaded trees, noisy with ( chirping) birds and with sandy mounds (nearby by the sides of rivers full of rippling streams of water " (385). "The (village ) borders look lovely with their slightly yellow rice-fields moistened with drops of fresh water, while the tracts of land (in between ) appear grayish like the backs of tortoises " (397). “With fresh clouds (in the sky ) the day appears to have just begun, although the sun has risen high, while even when the close of the day was far off, it appeared, the sun was. about to set " ( 400). “The nights present a brighter twilight glow, the gurgling sound of the mountain-streams becomes doubly increased and the shrill notes of crickets ( and such other insects ) go on continuosly " (402). “The cities look pleasant with their smelling, soiled grounds, producing a bright, yellowish glow ( up above) and the notes of musical instruments are carried over long ( distances) by the peculiar ( pattering ) sound of the rainy day” ( 403 ). “The nights present the scene of rain-water being drained out in noisy streams over the roads when showers have ceased and the clouds in the