Lilavaikaha

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

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437. When the sun left the sky he was beyond people's sight; (or, when the sun left the centre of the sky i. e. zenith, he could be easily looked at by people, acc. to Upadhye); even the great, when dislodged from their (high) position, come to be disregarded!
Lilavai-Kaha of Kouhala
sun with his lustre gone, reached the peak of the western mountain.
438. Although setting, the sun was held on his head by the setting-mountain; a brave man (or the sun, with pun) is. popular even in his last stage (of life) (or worst stage).
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439. The setting-mountain held (aloft) the orb of the sun, with the remaining faint rays (shining) around (looking) like a golden lotus with tawny pollen.
440. The orb of the sun, red like a bunch of flowers of the huge Aśoka tree in the form of the sky, though pleasing. to look at (for others), became unbearable to sight for the Cakravaka-couple
441. Only that (or, suddenly then), being tremulous in the water near the sandy shores, the sun gradually sank, likea handful of Japa-flowers used in the worship of Rudra by the sea-side.
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442. Twilight, rich as it spread, covered the sky, (looking) like the lustre of jewels uncovered by the sea-water being divided by the fallng of the sun.
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As the fruit of the sky-tree, the sun, loosened by ripening fell on the rock of the setting-mountain, the eveningtwilight looked like its juice splashing around.
444. Spread over with evening twilight blended with streaks of darkness, the sky looked (lit. became) red-and-black like the temple of a cow-elephant smeared with ichor (and vermilion); (or, like the cheeks of a Sayma reddened with intoxication).
Overcast with darkness thickened with dust raised by the (hoofs of) cattle (returning home, the quarter-regions.