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the knots ( ifo ) of their bulbous roots are trampled upon and crushed (ft3).
520. Female ospreys hover about in the sky to catch fish from the lakes. Their attempts are foiled, as the surface of the lakes is covered by a thick carpet of lotus leaves, being kicked from below by the upturned fish and, therefore, not to be seen by the ospreys who give out plaintive notes in despair.
521. The sandy banks of lakes are full of crows falling upon dead frogs (i ), now full of worms (1550), dried up ( TESTST) and flattened (fafas ). There are also fishermen (Fift) on the spot, dragging in their nets snails or small conchshells (संबूअ) mixed with moss ( सेवल).
523. The lotuses on the watery borders of lakes are plucked away, being easily accessible. There is little water in the lake near the borders and, therefore, when lotuses are plucked, the stalks stand high, jutting out ( 3097). The leaves, thin and scanty (5€), are interlaced with the grassy sprouts of lawns (HE) underneath.
529. The paths, by which the huge rhinoceroses have gone, are being described. As they go, the tiny conch-shells get crushed under their heavy tread, leaving them black and white ( Hass). The ant-hills on the way, against which they rub (fueroT) their bodies, become soft and loose, and their foot-prints make the lawns uneven (AHA), coming out through ( furat ) pot-holes caused in places wherever they have stepped.
531. On the shore of the lake, the water-lines (aft) are covered with a layer of moss (pre) formed on the surface. The ospreys are constantly chasing the tiny fish under water, where grassy tufts (ESTHET) are interwoven with lotuses of deep (31fe) fragrance.
536. The dry cow-dung cakes are generally collected by village women, for being used as fuel. In this particular case they do not collect (Taifa) them, because they are thickly covered (घणत्तण) by a salty substance (ऊस) and hence they do not burn well in the fire. (TE3TH3)-Te Bree Sta: ST 1 39: TCFARI घनत्वेन प्राचुर्येण शुष्कगोमयपिण्डानामूषेण वेष्टितत्वाद् वन्हेरप्रवेश इति नोच्चिन्वन्ति frau: 1 Com.
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