Lilavaikaha

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

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Lilavai Kaha of Koühala
the rising-mountain, (the expanse of) the sky looked like a
(huge) black serpent with slightly loosened slough. 525. And then, with the covering darkness wiped off by the
white maturing rays of the moon, the quarter-regions appeared to be (lit. became) washed as it were by the tides
of the milky ocean. 526. Covered with swarms of bees attracted by the fragrance
emitted from their slightly opened petals (lit. mouths), the night--lotuses were breaking open as if being overfilled
with darkness driven (into them) by the moon (-rays). 527. The remnants of darkness saved from being shattered by
the onslaught of the moon-rays and coming for shelter in
its caves, the Malaya-mountain protected as it were. 528. The Nalini (i. e. sun-lotus plant) herself was the looser
in not having accomplished union with the moon who was Sakala (i. e.-i) fu!l of digits ii) skilled in arts), who was visible (also famous) in the whole world and who had cooled
(also delighted) the entire world. 529. Then the moon-rays stuck like flower arrows into the heart
of that prince which was made soft by his tender love for
a person who was difficult to unite with. 530. Then that Prince, as if sprinkled over with (or affected by);
the poison of fragrance of excellent flowers in bloom, sat
down on the floor touched by you. 531. Although helpless with unbearable suffering, he, longing for
the pleasure of the touch of that (part of the) floor, sprawled all his body (on the ground) and did not want a
bed of lotus-leaves (spread for him). 532. By the (advancing) night, the moon was taken up (high in
the sky); with the (rising) moon, even the night advanced; with both of them, (his) passion rose higher, by the pass. ion his (pangs of) separation were made acute and by that,
his agony was much increased. 533. That necklace was placed (by him) on his heart tortured