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i 591. A traveller sucks an inner piece (gabbhasaala) of an orange, (thinking) as if it is his beloved's lower lip, downy (pamhala) and reddish-grey, as it looks, with a skin (cuduppa) from which the threads are loosened.
592. Here during winter when flowers become scarce, the God of Love, who (generally) downtools (lit. keeps aside his flowery arrows), engages the couples in a hand-to-hand tussle under the pretext of a tight embrace.
593. Here is quite a peculiar charm of breezes, invested with the sweet perfume of Kancanāra filaments set in motion (by them), which makes the forests riotous ( ucсhamkhalia).
594. Blooms here a bud of Mādhavi creepers adorned with pinkish stems (bamdhana ) and tender leaves, looking dull-red (mailāruņa ) like the throat of a full-grown pigeon.
595. Bright and beautiful are (ahirāamti) the forests here ip (their multi-coloured aspect of) green, pink, white, grey and mixed shades, with a thick network of branches growing out of season ( lit. setting aside the seasonal sequence ) ( kamāvamukka).
596. Nice ( and happy is the advent of) days of spring, when with the formation of fruit, the greenish (hariðamāno ) tips of mango-blossoms become scarce and the throats of the sweet-- warbling female cuckoos ( enjoy) a free play ( akumtha).
597. Indeed, out of curiosity (to try) new arrows, Cupid must be indiscriminately discharging mango (blossom ) shafts; since even those, not in separation (from their beloveds) are (found to be ) uneasy ( ūsua) and restless.
598. Blessed (and happy ) are the days of village festivals when children are adorned (tividikkia), women feel the pride of ( wearing ) pink-coloured (navaramgaa) sarees, while the poor ) farmers ( look on disinterested ) without a tremor (of excitement).
599. Here on the branches of mango trees are to be seen blossoms spotted (kabbura) (black) with a very few bees perched (on them ), appearing as if (they are ) the slightly-burnt shafts of Cupid.
600. The forests here, slumbering in winter, look charming with their slightly-opened reddish eyes in the form of the tender,
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