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Prakrit Verscs in Sanskrit Works on Poetics
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45. The clouds that emptied themselves of water, the trees that have given up their
fruit, and the hands that have grown weak in that battle - field (lit. that have wielded the sword in the vanguard of the battle) — all deserve praise though they have grown thinner!
46. Merry-making becomes a master (or the rich), jealousy becomes the beloved
mistress, forbearance becomes the strong, speech becomes the wise; but silence becomes only the ignorant!
47. Rāma felt annoyed by the moonlight (lit. Rāma reproached the lunar rays) had
no patience with the flower arrowed god of love and hated the night. Though languid he languished still more. He asked Māruti—“It's my beloved Sită still by any chance alive ?"
48. For translation vide ŚP S. No. (1307.283) supra.
49. The waters of the sea) disappeared in the massed (lames, the sky in the surging
waters enveloped in the massed flames, and the ten directions in the sky flooded with (or spread over or overrun by) the waters.
50. For translation vide ŚPS. No. (791.193) supra.
51. His (handsome) form (always and ever) stands before my eyes. His tender or
gentle touch still clings to my limbs (is permanently imprinted on my body). His speech still lingers in my ears. His heart (mind) rests (is resting) in my heart. Tell me then how fate has separated us!
52. For translation vide ŚP S. No. (663.173) supra.
53. She really knows what is right for her. If her mind is directed towards a worthy
man like you, she couldn't be wrong. But I am not going to say anything for her. If she has to die, let her; perhaps that is the best course for her.
6.Cf. DR-Avaloka S. No. (8.28) supra.
