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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Gaüdavaho
second time. Cf. 97:TUT TIETT TETTE Targar: utsfa भर्तृगृहविसर्जनम् । Com.
1198. The iron chains, fastened for the first time (96#), have left black lines on the feet of the enemies. They are, as it were, threads tied by the god of death to mark them as his victims. When you observe them, O King, you chop off their legs.
1199. The enemies' foreheads are already soiled with dust on the ground, transferred (pia) to them, when they bowed low at your feet. Your frown, formed of knitted eye-brows, therefore, refuses to meet lit. mount (1955) their foreheads, for fear of being itself soiled and sullied by them. In short, you have nothing to ask them about. Cf. जितसर्वत्वात् भ्रुकुटिविषयस्तव न afgaffar artafet: 1 Com.
1201. Althvugh you are highly accomplished, you always consider yourself (37+9Top), in all humility, as one who has acquired no merit (Topf50T3T-TTUT), as it were. That is because you find that even worthless people (Bount), knowing how you too, highly value merits (opravy at) in others, lay great claim (9095 ) to such merits in themselves (37091). Observing such unworthy ones boasting and bragging of merits which they do not possess, you, in contrast, would openly declare that you have not any merit in you, although we know that such is not the case with you.
1202. The moment (?) you extend your hand to bestow favour on those who fall at your feet, Laksmī, residing on your arm, goes over to them, and that very moment they find themselves suddenly rich. Cf. THICHHT THITHTHIYATHU: 1 Com.
1203. Having been busily occupied with your campaign, you found no time to get your hair cut and thus their progress has remained unchecked (35877947). As a result, they are hanging loose on your shoulders, like the hair of women. One would imagine that they are the abundant locks of hair (THEFTT) of the enemies' beloveds, transferred to your head, as it were, because these unfortunate women, kidnapped by you, now staying in your harem, have done no toilet or combing and brushing of their hair (31731a3), but allowed them to get thin (aroser) and drop off.