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

68 VĀSAVADATTĀ
perfume of the juice of various fruits sipped again and again ¹ by
pairs of chickores dwelling near its overhanging cascades ; [85]
seeming to sustain a host of stars clinging to its summit since its
peak was speckled by pearls ² fallen from the temples of must
elephants which had been cloven by the edges of the sharp claws
of thousands of bold lions.
The shadow of its foot was haunted by ⟨bears, gayals, griffins,
lions, and lotuses⟩ as Sugrīva [86] had the shadow of his feet
honoured by ⟨Ṛkṣa,³ Gavaya, Śarabha, Kēsari, and Kumuda⟩ ⁴ :
its ⟨peace was disturbed by the exhalations of elephants⟩ as the
Lord of Cattle ⁵ has his ⟨ashes disturbed by the hissing of his
serpent⟩ ; it had a ⟨chaplet of beautiful forests⟩ as Janārdana ⁶
wears ⟨beautiful sylvan garlands⟩ ; it had ⟨dita-bark and syandana-
trees⟩ as the God of a Thousand Rays ⁷ has a ⟨chariot with seven
steeds⟩ ; [87] it was ⟨full of caverns and infested with jackals⟩ as
Śiva had ⟨Kartikēya near him and was attended by Pārvatī⟩ ; it
was full of ⟨jungles and wastes and was covered with white thorn-
apples⟩ as a paramour is filled with ⟨petulance and passion for
his mistress and is amorous⟩ ; it had ⟨Arabian jasmine-plants and
Arjuna-trees⟩ as Śrīparvata has the ⟨Mallikārjuna⟩ near it ; [88]
it had ⟨Italian panic and bind-weed⟩ as Naravāhanadatta was the
⟨husband of Priyaṅguśyāmā⟩ ⁸ ; it ⟨formed a place for emblic
myrobalan-trees⟩ as a child is ⟨held by its nurse⟩ ; it had a series
of forests ⁹ rosy with the ⟨reddish lustre of ruddle⟩ ¹⁰ as the dawn
of day makes the series of forests ⁹ rosy with the ⟨radiance of
the mountain-born Aruṇa⟩ ; it was impenetrable on account of
⟨many creeping plants⟩ as the dark lunar fortnight is impene-
¹ Tel. ed. omits 'again and again.'
² Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, 'massy pearls.'
³ Jāmbavat, the king of the bears.
⁴ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, '⟨Kumuda and Panasa⟩ . . . ⟨lotuses and jack-trees⟩.'
⁵ Śiva.
⁶ Viṣṇu. Tel. ed., 'it had a ⟨chaplet of magnificent forests⟩, as Janārdana wears
⟨full-blown sylvan garlands⟩.'
⁷ Sūrya.
⁸ See Lacôte, Essai sur Guṇāḍhya et la Bṛhatkathā, pp. 213, 228, Paris, 1908.
⁹ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, 'leafy forests.'
¹⁰ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text omit '⟨ruddle⟩ . . . ⟨mountain-born⟩.'