वासवदत्ता (महाकवि सुबन्धु - श्लेष-प्रधान शास्त्रीय गद्यकाव्य सान्वय सटीक)

as flocks of birds ¹ in a beautiful tank dislike ² the ‹basil›;
[135] that has the beauty of the ‹indrāṇī-plant› as Śakra
delights in ‹Indrāṇī› ³; that ‹surpasses the wormwood-tree› as
a great hero ⁴ ‹subdues his foes›; that has the ‹beauty of globe-
amaranths› as a knave has ‹unimpaired good fortune›.
[136] ‘When spring-tide is far advanced on earth, who is not
transformed,⁵ since even an ‹emancipated ascetic beamed›, for
the ‹mango with its creeper bloomed›? Like a ‹feather-guard› ⁶
the swarm of bees shone as a ‹protection›, nestling on the arrow-
shaft of the fresh mango-buds ⁷ of Him whose arrows are flowers.
Upon the Arabian jasmine-bud ⁸ that had come forth from its
stem the sweetly ⁹ humming bee [137] seemed to sound the
trumpet-call for Kāma’s march ¹⁰ to victory over the threefold
world. By its fresh shoots the ushoka, because of its longing to
be touched by a maiden’s ankleted foot,¹¹ red with the dye of new
lac, seemed to have assumed that colour.¹² The medlar-tree
shone as if, through sprinkling ¹³ with mouthfuls from amorous
girls’ lotus lips completely ¹⁴ filled with sweet wine, it had assumed
its (the wine’s) colour ¹⁵ in its own flowers. The ushoka-cluster,
dotted by multitudes of bees that had fallen within it, inflamed
the hearts ¹⁶ of travellers like the circlet of the half-extinguished
pyre of the Mind-Born God. [138] Like a necklace of pearls
and sapphires,¹⁷ the beauty of the spring-tide was radiant with
rows of blossoming Arabian jasmines and goodly swarms of bees.

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¹ Tel. ed. omits ‘of birds.’ ² Tel. ed., ‘displease.’
³ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘that is ‹radiant with the indrāṇī-plant› as Śakra is
‹delightful to Indrāṇī›.’
⁴ Tel. ed., ‘as one of great wisdom.’
⁵ Tel. ed., ‘who would not be transformed’?
⁶ Tel. ed., ‘like the written series of the letters of a name,’ without attempt at
paronomasia; similarly the Srirangam text.
⁷ Tel. ed., ‘flowers.’
⁸ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘in the hollow of the expanded Arabian jasmines.’
⁹ Tel. ed. omits ‘sweetly.’ ¹⁰ Tel. ed. omits ‘march.’
¹¹ Tel. ed., ‘a maiden’s foot charming with the tinkling of an exquisite anklet.’
¹² Tel. ed., ‘that very colour.’
¹³ Tel. ed., ‘contact.’ ¹⁴ Tel. ed. omits ‘completely.’
¹⁵ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘perfume.’ ¹⁶ Tel. ed., ‘minds.’
¹⁷ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘like a necklace with pearls and sapphires.’