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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result, the valleys, gradually exposed to light (Hagstai), gave the impression that the foresters inside are now moving out (förfa), although, in reality, they did not stir out (fafur HGT) from their places inside the valleys
1031. Ordinarily the big boulders (fast), loosened from the mountain-ridges (76537), should drop down straight (E5). But because of the whirling action (Tour 19 ) of the mountain and its ridges coming in contact with the directions one after another, the downward flight of these boulders appears slanting and crooked (sm).
1032. The aerial vacuum up above in the sky (3113T) was destroyed (FEET) and became non-existent, as the water, tossed up (3785f3T) by churning, filled the circle of directions all round in the sky. The thundering echo (9f5a) of churning, therefore, could find no access in the sky and remained clinging (at) and hovering over the ocean inside the empty space momentarily created (qura80) by the water tossed up.
1033. Big boulders, with sharp pieces (ETRT) of the thunderbolt embedded inside, fell out from the sides (973) of a ridge (5537) of the mountain. These boulders were in fact the knotty scars (qurift) on the body of the mountain, as a result of the wounds inflicted at the time when its wings were cut off (979 05837) and now dropped down, having been uprooted by the friction of the body of Vāsuki.
1034. The big snakes of the ocean pulled out (f6C 3) their bodies that became coiled up (#5555551T) and twisted on account of the whirling (aa) ocean. They straighten up (fr) the whirlpools (317) with their forceful hisses and, thus relaxed (ff), they stretch and spread themselves to lie floating on the surface of the ocean. Cf. ga TH FETESTI Urgut Agf: 9 9697#ra Citata Hagafret i Com.
1035. The mountain has on it big trees and rivulets (Hf73T). By the friction caused by the Vāsuki's body, paths or channels (HRT) on the sloping sides of the mountain and the waters, chained and fettered (FGTfT3T) by tight rope of the Snake's body, were released and allowed to flow down through these channels over the trees. The streams so flowing appeared charming like creepers entwining the trees.