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MADHURAVIJAYAM
it as a present in advance to get themselves caught and
kept by him-a favour for which they always longed.
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7. In the excessively beautiful palm of his hands
there was the auspicious fish-mark. Why should such
a mark appear there unless it be that Kāma had sur-
rendered his fish-banner by way of accepting his defeat
by the beauty of the prince's feet?
8. The loins of the beautiful prince, hard as stone
with their golden band, resembled the base of the
anjana hill encircled by a fresh streak of red coloured
mineral.
9. His waist, shapely and slender, which greatly
enhanced the beauty of his person, suggested the idea
of the lions having yielded their monopoly, as a sort of
hush-money in his favour, as they were extremely
afraid of his strength.
10. His panel-like chest shone just so broad as to
be able to hold in its expanse the breasts of beautiful
women, breasts which can well compare with the frontal
globes on an elephant's head.
11. His beam-like hands with strong reddish
fingers at their end hung up to his knees. They were
attractive and immensely powerful. Springing as they
did from his thickset shoulders, they were always a
sight for people to see.
12. If the black spot in the moon could be
removed from its place in the centre and drawn as a
line at the edge of her orb, then it might be likened to
his face, with the beard just making its appearance.
it as a present in advance to get themselves caught and
kept by him-a favour for which they always longed.
19
7. In the excessively beautiful palm of his hands
there was the auspicious fish-mark. Why should such
a mark appear there unless it be that Kāma had sur-
rendered his fish-banner by way of accepting his defeat
by the beauty of the prince's feet?
8. The loins of the beautiful prince, hard as stone
with their golden band, resembled the base of the
anjana hill encircled by a fresh streak of red coloured
mineral.
9. His waist, shapely and slender, which greatly
enhanced the beauty of his person, suggested the idea
of the lions having yielded their monopoly, as a sort of
hush-money in his favour, as they were extremely
afraid of his strength.
10. His panel-like chest shone just so broad as to
be able to hold in its expanse the breasts of beautiful
women, breasts which can well compare with the frontal
globes on an elephant's head.
11. His beam-like hands with strong reddish
fingers at their end hung up to his knees. They were
attractive and immensely powerful. Springing as they
did from his thickset shoulders, they were always a
sight for people to see.
12. If the black spot in the moon could be
removed from its place in the centre and drawn as a
line at the edge of her orb, then it might be likened to
his face, with the beard just making its appearance.