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The Yakşa, in separation from his spouse, sees her body in this creeper. (91A1A1A-Megh. 101). And Mālavikā's supple arm naturally invites comparison with Syāmā. कृत्वा श्यामाविटपसदृश स्रस्तमुक्त द्वितीय (Mal. II. 6).
Hemanta spells disaster to the lotuses that bloom in abandance in the winter. This characteristic feature of Hemanta is uuderlined in the works of Kālidāsa. faca92: of Rtu. has an exact parallel in RaghuvamsaPerkarac # af at garastai Hat (VIII. 45) and in Meghadüta-ferfer afrai agat (80)
The practice of using the smoke of incence (dhūpa) for fumigation is very old. Kalidasa has referred to it in almost all his works. While in the Rtu, it is used by the womenfolk to perfume their hair as a prelude to the sexual drama, 16 it serves the dual purpose of drying and perfuming the hair, both in Kumār. and Raghuvamśa.
OTCHOTI T RICHTS #TIFF# 1 Kumār. VII. 14. Faig gacaay9918 i Raghu. XVI. 50
Closed and heated rooms and youthful ladies among other things are mentioned in the ķtu. to provide protection from the biting winter, which young persons love to enjoy in full measure.
निरुद्धवातायनमन्दिरोदरं हुताशनो भानुमतो गमस्तयः । yaror ateiktaT: 4719AT: 918 1959 gart Hal Il Rtu. V. 2.
And it was precisely thus that the libidinous Agnivarņa used to spend cold nights.
अर्पितस्तिमित दीपदृष्टयो गर्भवेश्मसु निवातकुक्षिषु । Jeg haytaratant: arfuai PETTITIETTY: Il Raghu. XIX. 42.
The Rtusambāra has an bappy end in the description of spring, the sovereign season. Its faithful ally, the cupid is a veritable warrior. It is endowed with an arrow of young mango-blossoms. The row of bees constitutes the string of its bow.17 These characteristics of Kāma are found repeated in the Kumārasambhava which, with third canto, carries a charming description of this most fascinating season, though his other works also are not altogether void of them. The following parallels may be noted.
HETTAYEFA-ENGLIFTET | Kunār. II. (4. 95774f591 at als I Śak., VI. 3.
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