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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covering, they confine him, as it were, in a cage (Puffer) for fear of his going away (
3 20) from them. 762. The white sheen of the rows of teeth, mingled with the pink lustre of the rosy lip, spreads overs the bosom of the ladies, appearing as if they have over their breasts, strips of white bandages (qurga) soaked in blood (EET), over the wounds caused by Cupid's shafts piercing the heart. Cf. 3TETTHET HANITरक्ता ये स्तनप्रसारिणः स्तनोपरि पतिताः शुभ्रा दन्तमयूखास्ते मन्मथकृतानां 3777PTAUTAI HURT T: TTT aralaust 5914 - afar 479: 1 Com.
763. The multiple braids of hair, long, thick (fe) and abundant, are often utilised by the ladies to bind tightly (CGTacu) the hands of their erring lovers. The sight of such braids, therefore, gives to our King, their lover, a very powerful (at) longing (avet) to seize their hair (PUSTITE ).
764. The faithless lover stands before the ladies, as streams of tears flow out from their eyes, washing clean not only their own broad cheeks (गंडवास) but also the image of the erring man (अवरद्ध) reflected in them. This they do with a view to removing all taint or contamination (3790f3t) caused by his intimate contact with another woman.
765 At the proper time (af) they loosen their golden girdle ( HTT), with its two ends (ifs) shining , because of constant (48) friction (899). And all the time they have their beaming (fasteia) eyes fixed on the face of their man. Cf. प्रियमुखनिक्षिप्तविहसल्लोचनत्वमेव समयः । अतोऽवलोकनविशेषेण प्रियतमं प्रयुज्य विमोचयन्तीत्यर्थः । Com.
766. The dust from the flowers placed on their ears falling down on their bosom, as the ladies toss their heads in anger, serves the purpose of the healing powder ( 3 oujfat), spread over the wounds inflicted by Cupid, now in the process of slight healing (acea).
767. Love's excitment caused tremours of the body and as a result, the jewelled necklace worn over the breasts (STUGA) and the rings on the fingers of the hands of these ladies, started to jingle (fure). It, therefore, looked as if the girdle and the anklets are producing the jingling sounds (HE), although their body was stationary, pinned down to one spot (oftast) and there