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674. The extensions of houses (af) have only high walls reaching the house-tops left over, their supporting wooden beams having crashed down. As a result, the bright, scorching light of the sun freely fills up the inside of these roofless enclosures which, the Poet fancies, must be tormenting the hearts.
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675. The dwellings (fr) have thresholds built up (T) in stones () and are encased in plates of iron, which are however, rustless ( कलुसहीण ), being constantly rubbed and polished by people. The doors, made of scented Agaru wood, light() as they were, have become old () and broken, leaving of them a few bits of wood ( दारुस अला ) .
676. Expansive mounds () here now indicate two sad features of neglect. Wooden beams (fr) have crosswise joints (fa) (now fallen out from demolished houses), over which are found suspended ( परिलंबि) sloughs of snakes (बालणिम्मोअ ) ; and we also observe, in the vein of an archaeologist, signs (f) of the layers of mud () stretched all along its length (आयामठिअ ) .
678. In a dilapidated house, old, worn-out bricks (OORZET) have fallen out through the cracks in the walls which are getting separated ( विहडिअ ) from the lower foundation ( पढमपीढा ) . These decayed bricks are covered with reddish layers of clay ( पंकलेव), sticking to them thickly. Cf. इह विघटित भित्तिच्छेदनिर्गता जर्ज रेष्टकाः । Com.
679. The tube-wells have their inner ring of mortar-cemented wall corroded (af) by the action of alkaline or salty substance, coming out ( लवणुग्गम ). As a result, they look fearfully more conspicuous and uplifted (r), when fully filled ( पूरण) with water. Cf. पुराणभित्तिषु लवनिकोत्पद्यते तथा च भित्तयः क्षीयते इति प्रसिद्धमार्यावर्ते
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680. Well-paved, solid streets, undergoing wear (f) and tear () and having pieces of precious stones embedded, appear grim and grave (f) and tell us how broad ( आहोअ ) they were.
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682. There were round-shaped houses ( घरगोलअ ) and their old walls ( जुण्णभित्ति ) were held fast in the foundations, with lines of pointing done in mortar (q). The doors, how
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