Gaudavaho

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

Page 328

The Winter Season
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272. The sun's rounded orb, reddish like Alambusā blossom, reels in the sky, not finding (full support of) its rays and paled in lustre by the influx of mist ( tusāralamhha).
273. The village-borders look lovely with their cool waterspots, with the notes of curlews (herons) and cranes uncurtailed and with the fragrance of paddy (kalama ) pounded at the threshing floors ( khala) wafted about.
274. Whom would not the forest-fringes captivate, enveloped, as they are, in the smoke (emitted by cattle-farms, the dry cow-dung cakes (karīsa) made blackish, being covered up by thick mist?
275. A herd of cows (rohinijuha) goes out somehow with a dull step to enjoy the mild heat of the sun, with their hips unshivering, (having had ) the happy comfort of the heat of (burning ) cow-dung cakes permeating (through their bodies ).
276. Thus casting his eyes on the village-borders prospering in the cold season, the Lord of the earth ( King ) reached gradually the territory distinguished by the Soņa river.
277. The outskirts of ( several) villages, blooming (beaming) with fresh paddy crops and pools of water, getting red-coloured by the betel-nut shells dropping (in them ), were trodden by the soldiers of his army.
278. Their eyes rested on the border-lines of water-reservoirs (teeming) with intoxicated ospreys, the waters (in them ) rippling with flashing fish and possessing clumps of reeds ( vamjuliņīsu ) (in between ).
279. Their hearts felt restful (and happy ) there (to see ) these out-skirts, with lovely. waters inside the unsullied (clean). reservoirs and ( beautified ) all round (a) with fragrant paddyfields putting forth their blossoms.
The Vindhya mountain
280. (The Vindhya mountain) where ascends the sun's chariot with great difficulty, with its yoke pushed upward, the tawny mane on the shoulders (of its horses) tossed up by the yoke falling back (on it),