Lilavaikaha

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

Page 93

S. T. Nimkar
caused the quarters to be filled with the sound of auspicious songs sung by groups of young maidens and who
was followed by a chamberlain. 740. There, with her mind attracted by the fragrance of the
flowers from our penance-grove, she said to her friends,
"Let us gather flowers here !" 741-744. Then, those cxcellent flower gatherers came here near
us, making the covering of their thighs (i. e. their undewear or, back of their thighs) slightly visible as they approached like weary cow-elephants; trying to hold fast the loosened knots of their thin garments; stumbling as they walked with their long sarees entangled in their lotus-like feet; feeling with their hands to catch the stri. ngs of their loose girdles; making the jingle of their anklets increase due to their uneven foot-steps; having dangling necklaces and intermingled bracelets of gold on their arms and thus with the emotions of their hearts aroused by the breeze carrying fragrance of various flowers.
745. And they started collecting flowers in the grove with
their faces delighted and minds vying with cach other. 746. Then, with their breasts caressed by the tender twigs (of
trees) hanging low on being pulled down with force; with the bunches (of flowers) tinged reddish by the gleam of
the nails of the delicate fingers of their lotus-like hands; 747. with their “trivalis” clearly seen as both their hands
were stretched high up; and with their plump thighs
trembling as they stood on the tips of their toes; 748. with their eyes tremulous on account of the pollen of
flowers blown by their own breath; and with their forehead-marks made wet by perspiration flowing out from
their parted hair (lit. space between their hair).. 749. with their bcauty enhanced by their locks dishevelled on
account of moving through thick growth creepers and with