Lilavaikaha

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

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S. T: Nimkar
purposes), she must have come down to the floor from her bed and climbed into bed again from the floor; and again from her bed she must have gone to the terrace cool with
mcon-rays”. .467. Thinking thus with my heart anxious on account of affection
(for her) I climbed on to the jewelled terrace, deeply eng
rossed in contemplation. 468. At that time, that mass of darkness, being pierced by the
rays of the moon standing on the peak of the rising
mountain, was entering the interiors of caves. ..469. From the peak of the rising-mountain, with his wings of
rays spread out, the moon-swan entered the skylake adorned
with (white) lotuses in the form of bright stars. 470. With the rays stretched like long lotus-stalks, the moon as
if drank the water of darkness stored in the middle of the
lake of space. -471. The lotus-plant in the house-pond, with her face in the form
of lotus faded, as if told us that moon-rays (burnt) like
fire during separation from the beloved. 472. “Love with this one, seen very rarely, becomes unbearable"
-knowing this as it were, the lotus-plant became averse to
the company of the moon. 473. Finding that the moon was (like) a whetstone for the arrow
of Cupid, I thought to myself that he was deadly like poison
for girls in separation. -474. And there at once I saw her sitting on the crystal pavement
set with jewels, with her body tortured by the unbearable
shafts of Cupid. -475. Going near her and caressing her suffering body with my
hand, I said, “Dear friend, why so much of anguish ? 476. Why, my friend, have you left your bed-chamber and come
to this jewelled and crystal-paved terrace ? 477. And why, my dear, do you forget even the slightest' move
ment (lit. even to breathe) as you are gasping for this breeze cool with the touch of garden-flowers ?