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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on earth do. As such, they cannot enjoy the gestures of love's dalliance, in the opening and closing of their eyes, indicative of blushing, even when they may now meet and look at each other. Cf. देवत्वमापन्नानां स्वर्गं गतानां नागराणामनिमेषदृष्टित्वम् । निमेषाभावादन्योन्यदर्शनाविच्छेदेन सविलासत्वे सत्यपि अनारतदृष्टित्वं तरुणानां निर्लज्जत्वमेव बोधयति । लज्जैव भूषणं योषितामित्यविलासानीवेत्युक्तम् ।
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501. The habitation or lodgment of the city on the foundation (fsd) of the earth, which began to gradually crumble day after day by the force of strong wind, became lighter.
502. The city, in the course of its upward movement (f), crossed over the boundary where, further up, there was constant day-light and no darkness of the night. The citizens never knew when they were being lifted up. Although it was the time of the night, they were awakened in the region where it was bright light of the day and they had their eyes, dulled by undisturbed sleep, but now rudely opened up. स्वर्गे किल सदा दिवसः । आदित्यस्य अनावरणात् अस्ताचलादिना । अतश्च नगर्या उत्पतितया मध्यरात्रे स्वर्गं प्रापितानां पौराणामादित्यालोकं पश्यतां निद्रालसानामेव प्रबोधो जात: । Com.
503. Scarcity of clay ( भूमिदुलहत्तण) severely affected the potters. They could get a rationed (fr) quantity of clay everyday, sufficient only for their self-preservation or to keep them alive.
504. As the city went up high in the heaven, the sun's orb was left down below and the rays of the sun started beating the bottom foundations of the buildings. As a result, the moisture ( रस ) of the earth in these foundations ( मूल ) began gradually to evaporate (a), and the layer of the earth started to get dried up ( वसुआइज्ज माण ) by the sun's heat (आअव ) beating down below (1). The moisture having gone, the foundations were reduced to the dust (33) and became loose (ferfa), remaining sticky (faf) at the top.
505. Up in the heaven, the citizens got the advantage of lovely, divine parks with fresh blossoms and tasty fruits. But they preferred their own earthly gardens, because of their earlier attachment to them.
506. As in the land of the midnight sun (Norway), here too, there was just bright day, even when the earth down below was enveloped in the darkness of the night.