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as it were, the metropolis of Cupid, who was, as it were, a spa. clous roceptacle of a very precious virttue of spotless chastity, sad who was, as it were, a valuable treasure-house of the enjoyment of the happiness of sensual pleasures of all kinds. There was frailty in her abtique glances but there was no frailty in her eagerness for doing meritorious deeds. There was swinging motion in her necklace of pure pearls and gems, but there wa. no undulatory motion in her specific popular dealings. There was thinneks of her abdomen, but there was none in her voice.
Besides, there was crookedness in the braid of her hair but none in her amiable conversation. Even Brihaspati cenat the teacher of the gods, was not able to describe with hundred tongues the admirable qualities, of speech of pleasures, of or. namentation, and of cleverness of queen Champaka Mala, who would humiliate the pride of youth of heavenly females by her beauty, who possessed eyes resembling expanded lotuses, and who resembled the violent waves of a great ocean by the varie gated colours of her dress.
The king, also, had Buddhisára for and other ministers, who were clever in protecting the boundaries of the country, who were greaty attached in the welfare of the people, who were affectionate towards each other, highly contented, cautious in the good management of the state, diligent in knowing the secret movements of enemies, devoted towards their master, affectionate towards virtuous persons, competent in bearing the the burden of the state, willing to undertake great enterprises, adorned with one chief virtue, and who possessed extensive intellect by hearing all sciences of equity. The ministers who were to defeat enemies by the greatness of their intellect, would laugh out even Brihaspati greifa the teacher of the gods, on hearing che condition of Amaravati which appeared beautiful even by the divine women who were agonised by the terror of the permanent ravages of devil.. Say, with wbum can such a class of ministers bo compared !
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