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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722. Men born in one and the same family ! Some of them rise high (358 sfa) in fame and eminence, while some others go down (BET) in degeneration and downfall. It is like the seed, the one seed, from which shoot out the roots that go down in the subsoil and also the sprouts (317) that go up higher and higher. Cf. एकस्मादेव बीजादुत्पन्नानि मूलानि अकुराश्च क्रमेण पृथिव्या अध: ऊर्ध्वं च यथा गच्छन्ति तथैव एकत एव कुलादुत्पन्नाः केचित् पुरुषा अपकर्ष केचिच्च उत्कर्ष Tagi: 1 Com.
724. One, who takes a fright, runs away from the person who gives the fright. Here, however, you are afraid of faults, but you do not run away from them. On the other hand, they run away and make themselves scarce in you. This is something contradictory (faaeter).
728. Vanity was passed on by you to your supplicants Yourse), who, with the fulfilment of their desires by you, went about proud, with heads erect ( TTO). This trait never touched you, even when you had in you the fullest justification to be vain, because of your sovereignty (TETT).
729. The tree of liberality (Truggh) got its great and magnificent growth (af 3r) through your subservient kings owing allegiance to you, as they spread their gifts here and there, having first received from you in large quantity. It is like a big bunyan tree, which feeds its own branches and then the branches give away whatever they have received from the main source.
Removal of bodice by the ladies for the purpose of preparing to get ready to get into the bed of the King is the theme of the next 6 Gāthās (730–735).
731. First thing is loosening the knot which ties together the two flaps of the bodice. The hand, therefore, slides over to the place of the knot (aftsgru) which has become tight and hard (1995), being constantly pulled (31737f5c) by the weight of the breasts (4T), full and plump (
a s). The bodice is fastened by means of a string passing (HAM) through eyelet-holes (FTLET).
732. The lower part of the bodice has a linen strap with eyelet-holes (alfo2m), which encircles the upper portion of the stomach. As this strap was being loosened by the lady with her deft, delicate fingers, the bared parts of the belly looked lovely