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 Graceful dalliance of Ladies
unblunted (aumtha), although deprived, as he is, of his own body (burnt) by the fire of wrath of the Three-eyed (God),
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743. (These women) whose (features, namely) a saunter (bhamiam) with the hair-braid tossed about, the bright, white pair of (delicate) creeper-like arms, the (lovely) costume and faces with eyes (mischievously) tremulous in dalliance, (are so captivating),
744. The gallant king, with his broad neck caressingly pressed (amaṭṭha) by the tender lotus-fibres in the form of the encircling (naa) arms of such beloved women, puts on the assortment (vicchitti) of the summer dress.
745. By him, a full-blown (ataruna) blossom of young Kadamba trees with its slight-fragrant filaments and coupled with bits of tender sprouts, was turned into a crest-gem (cuḍāmani ) (decoration) of these ladies.
746. The breezes blowing at the beginning (muha) of the night, agreeable (comforting) till the time of clouds (rainy season), filled with the fragrance of Ketaka flowers blooming in gardens and carrying (thin) spray of water, attract the heart.
747. The nights are very much liked (agghamti) by him, sweet, as they are, by the awakening (blooming) of white lilies, with the moon partitioned (khamdia) by clouds occasionally (virala) coming over (the orb), while the downpour of rain continues without end (asamatta).
748. The sighs, perfumed, burst out from (the hearts of) ladies even at a moment's separation from him, (carrying) as it were, a spot of honey from the flowery arrow imbedded in the captivated heart.
749. He is looked for by the ladies with (eager, longing) eyes, which rush up (for him) in both directions with streaming tears of joy, (the eyes) extending their delicate arms, as it were, to hold (him) in an embrace.
Moreover,
750. (The ladies) who, with their hair-lines (on the stomach), suddenly broken in waves of triple folds, appear charming (sahamti), showing, as it were, the curling tresses at the end of the