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MADHURÄVIJAYA M
28. Red insects looking like blood drops, began
to swarm the earth. They looked like the sparks of the
lightning fire that had dropped down on earth when
clouds clashed with clouds in a violent manner.
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29. Frozen rain drops fell from clouds that
whirled round with the blowing of the eastern wind.
Looking at them, one wondered if they were not pearls
which were taken along with the sea-water during the
latter's formation.
30. In mountainous plateaus peacocks danced
singing sweet notes of shadja at the appearance of
clouds that were their favourites.
31. Travellers with desperate courage heard the
thundering of clouds in the sky which sounded like
celestial kettle-drums which Cupid beat with sticks of
lightning.
32. For some days the forest presented this
appearance: Plantains put forth new shoots. Arjuna
trees blossomed and also the kadamba and kētaka.
Cataka birds were in great glee, and also the peacocks.
33. Through winds, as if with hands, clouds
sprinkled kētaka dusts resembling holy ashes. The
murmuring of thunder was like the uttering of hum.
And all this was effective in exorcising the evil-spirit
of love-anger which sometimes possessed the ladies of
the harem.
34. The mind of the king was very much attract-
ed by pleasure-hillocks. Eyes in the tails of dancing
peacocks rendered them very picturesque, and camphor
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28. Red insects looking like blood drops, began
to swarm the earth. They looked like the sparks of the
lightning fire that had dropped down on earth when
clouds clashed with clouds in a violent manner.
41
29. Frozen rain drops fell from clouds that
whirled round with the blowing of the eastern wind.
Looking at them, one wondered if they were not pearls
which were taken along with the sea-water during the
latter's formation.
30. In mountainous plateaus peacocks danced
singing sweet notes of shadja at the appearance of
clouds that were their favourites.
31. Travellers with desperate courage heard the
thundering of clouds in the sky which sounded like
celestial kettle-drums which Cupid beat with sticks of
lightning.
32. For some days the forest presented this
appearance: Plantains put forth new shoots. Arjuna
trees blossomed and also the kadamba and kētaka.
Cataka birds were in great glee, and also the peacocks.
33. Through winds, as if with hands, clouds
sprinkled kētaka dusts resembling holy ashes. The
murmuring of thunder was like the uttering of hum.
And all this was effective in exorcising the evil-spirit
of love-anger which sometimes possessed the ladies of
the harem.
34. The mind of the king was very much attract-
ed by pleasure-hillocks. Eyes in the tails of dancing
peacocks rendered them very picturesque, and camphor
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