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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(xxii) of the banks (of lakes ) where crows come down ( to feast on ) worm-riddled, dehydrated, flattened frogs and where tiny conch-shells and moss are gathered (in nets) and drawn (to the bank ) by fishermen " (521). The heart finds relief on paths over the forest-skirts, being filled with the fragrance of sun-plants in full bloom, (carried) by the breezes along with the fragrance of lotuses" (535). “The jackals (going) through the scared, thinning (ranks ) of vultures, approach a bony skeleton of a buffallo, while the crows, having moved away in fear, collect together in another direction" (541). “The summer nights look charming, the sky above being screened off by a thick film of dust, the fog being absent during evening time and the moon's pleasing orb ( shining) in the other half of the sky" (569). “Here comes out of the pond ) a herd of boars, with bodies made more formidable, as it were, and with lazy, blinking eyes as their eyelids are soiled in the act of wallowing in mud” (576). "Strolls over sandy mounds here during evening give peculiar pleasure, an additional delightful feature being the sight of birds ( in the vicinity ) casting furtive glances, as they recede with slanting necks" (579). “A traveller sucks an inner piece of orange, thinking it to be his beloved's lower lip, downy and reddish-gray as it looks, with a skin from which the threads are loosened" (591). "Blessed (and happy) are the days of village festivals, when children are decorated and women feel the pride of (wearing) pink sārees, while (poor farmers (look on disinterested) without even a tremour (of excitement)” (598). “The forest villages here, where children are delighted to get fruits (as gifts) and which look beautiful with well-planned timber houses, attract the heart by the fact that they are not thickly crowded with people” (607). “The heart, for some peculiar reason, lingers in the deserted villages,