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The Poet goes on to describe the season of summer and incidentally the nostalgic thoughts and reflections of the soldiers of the King's army.
355. TE3IT-HATI: — Charming, lovely ’; may also be hect:'giving happiness or comfort'.
356. a ...fanfit - Heaps of chaff falling in 'overwhelming showers and later being blown off (fa4997). Hefoot ... मूला - The bottom layers of ponds made muddy ( मइलिअ), as the layers above are now dried up in summer.
358. 3feura... FITAT – “With villages appearing yellowwhite (from a distance ) as they are freshly covered with thatches ( 954 ) upon their roofs.
361. They appear to be Siva temples where the limga image in stone of god Siva is worshipped with daily ablutions of water. The inner hall is cooled thereby and the fragrance of the Kadamba and the Arjuna flowers is carried inside by the breezes.
In a Kulaka of 7 Gathās (364-370 ) the Poet describes the condition of ladies in summer, as they resort to the terraces on the tops of their houses.
364. Most of the day, the ladies have been resting in the interior of their houses. As they come out after a long time, the light dazzles their eyes which contract automatically; and they become languid and reddish when the ladies rub them for a better sight, after their siesta, or afternoon nap.
365. Their buttocks are encircled by a garland of fresh Bakula flowers and are marked with the impression of tender Tamāla sprouts, which served as a bed for the ladies to rest upon and which looked like fresh nail-marks from their lovers.
366. Their arms are moist and besmeared with sandal paste. The forearms have a cool feel or touch ( HTF), although, that very moment, the bracelets of lotus-fibres were removed from them.
367. On the terraces they start dancing. The whirling movement ( 9ff3T) is very captivating with the jingling of anklets of the new tiny golden balls, interspersed with the yellow Campak flowers and charming with the soft and thin silken dress being tossed up (367)
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