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courtesans with elephant's gait move ruffled through intoxication. Others' diamond earrings dangle about their ears ( 46). In the case of another one all the while one wonders how her waist does not break under the weight of her heavy, lofty, compact 'breasts. One of them smiles towards another with eyes slightly salved with collyrium, eloquent with passion and looking aslant ( 47). When another one releases a peal of laughter, it appears as if the sun and the moon are shining from her cheeks. Another one's breasts have a thick plaster of musk, while still another's forehead is adorned with a fine Tilaka (48). Another one's necklace of big pearls, failing to get a resting place, dangles on the peak of her breasts. Another one's deep round navel-hole appears encircled by waves in the form of the three folds on the belly ( 49). In the case of another one, because of the weight of the hips the creaking of shoes dies out only lingeringly. When yet another utters some delicious words, her teeth crimsoned with betel-juice appear like a row of diamonds (50). When another one laughs, her nether lip, arms and hands all become invested with charm. Some one's finger-nails are spotless and bright, while another's cheeks. are like petals of pomegranate flowers (51). Another one's soft eye-brows remind one of Cupid's stretched bow. Some one's anklets give out a sonorous jingling, while some one's jewelled girdle produces a recurrent tinkling (52). When another one's sportive movements make her sandals give out prolonged ci it produces an impression of shrill notes of cranes at the advent of autupin. So also when another one sweetly hums the Pañoama note, it seems as if Tumbaru tuned his instruments for performance before gods ( 53 ). In this way as the passers-by are engaged in observing the beauty of one after another, their steps falter on the road rendered scarlet with betel-juice. And if one chances to wander beyond the precincts of the oity, he sees such a variety of gardens as to forget the mansions altogether (54). There are Dhallas, Kundas, Satapatrikās and other countless trees (55-63). There are other strange trees also. The combined shadows of these trees making up a dense thicket stretch to the length of ten Yojanas (64). In the city of Sāmora the Tapanatirtha is famous in all quarters. It is also well-known as Mūlasthāna. Thence my master has sent me as a message-carrier and for that reason I am proceeding to Stambhatīrtha" (65).
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