Lilavaikaha

Author(s): K R Chandra, Ramniklal M Shah
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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Lilävai-Kaha of Kouhala
72. (He was one) without whom, the poetic compositions of poets, though thought out for long, still remained (suspended or unwritten) in their minds like the desires of the poor. 73. Thus, with that great king who had enjoyed prosperity according to his desire (or who had wealth as much as he disired) ruling there, once) the spring came like a messenger from God of love.
74. With the exuberant cooing of the cuckoos, the forests as if declared the (start of the) march of Spring which was already heralded by the Malaya-breezes blowing in advance
74.1 Taking a mango-blossom, the parrot wandered (as if) with a Pattală in his hand (saying), "get thee gone, king S'is'ira! the Spring has conquered the earth".
75. The Beauty of the Spring placed her foot equally (or simultaneously)in all the (multitudes of) flowers, those in bud and those budding, those in bloom and those still
blooming.
76. What is the use of so many arrows of Cupid growing (on different trees)? Is mango-blossom alone not enough?
77. The Karṇikara-grove which has its beauty enhanced is as if being put on like a golden ornament by the Spring, adorned with Tilaka-mark.
78. Let the big trees, adorned with the beauty of different kinds of flowers of the forests blossom (indeed, as they like)! What is there that the spreading fragrance of Mallika does not achieve ?
79. The fragrance of Patala (flowers) first makes the hearts of (passionate) lovers soft, and then the other flower-shafts (of Cupid) enter them easily.
80. The mango-groves become unbearable (or difficult to be seen) for the travellers, as their foliage is covered with the mango-blossom, abundant and ready to bloom.
81. With its pale petals opened perforce by the bees flying away before it blooms, the Kunda flower suffering from the absence of cold drops down.