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MADHURAVIJAYAM
48. The young women guarding rice fields sang
the spotless fame of the king, decked as their persons
were with garlands of pearls that had come out of the
bursting of ripe red sugarcane.
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49. Elephants in rut, again and again, pulled the
chains with which they were fastened, as forest winds
laden with the smell of blossoming saptaparṇa trees
blew over their bodies.
50. Everywhere forest grounds were adorned
with blossoming Cina roses. And as the latter stirred in
the wind, it seemed as if, by orders of the king, they were
waving auspicious flame to his victorious horses before
any others did.
51. Then making the nights long, as if to please
the amorous king who loved to enjoy night sports very
much, there came the dewy season.
52. Lotus clusters were hit by snow and the
moon became pale in colour. Only the faces of the
king's beloved consorts gained unmatched charm.
53. The royal ladies, as they shivered in cold,
seemed to be in an uninterrupted state of love passion.
the hairs in their breasts always standing on end, and
their mouths always uttering murmuring sounds.
54. The king's beloveds made him fancy that they
were decking their hair with pearls, in season and out
of season, as the cluster of their curls were always
dressed with the white blossoms of jasmine.
55. The king loved to remain in his inner apart-
ments, sweetly scented with agaru fumes, in company
MADHURAVIJAYAM
48. The young women guarding rice fields sang
the spotless fame of the king, decked as their persons
were with garlands of pearls that had come out of the
bursting of ripe red sugarcane.
44
49. Elephants in rut, again and again, pulled the
chains with which they were fastened, as forest winds
laden with the smell of blossoming saptaparṇa trees
blew over their bodies.
50. Everywhere forest grounds were adorned
with blossoming Cina roses. And as the latter stirred in
the wind, it seemed as if, by orders of the king, they were
waving auspicious flame to his victorious horses before
any others did.
51. Then making the nights long, as if to please
the amorous king who loved to enjoy night sports very
much, there came the dewy season.
52. Lotus clusters were hit by snow and the
moon became pale in colour. Only the faces of the
king's beloved consorts gained unmatched charm.
53. The royal ladies, as they shivered in cold,
seemed to be in an uninterrupted state of love passion.
the hairs in their breasts always standing on end, and
their mouths always uttering murmuring sounds.
54. The king's beloveds made him fancy that they
were decking their hair with pearls, in season and out
of season, as the cluster of their curls were always
dressed with the white blossoms of jasmine.
55. The king loved to remain in his inner apart-
ments, sweetly scented with agaru fumes, in company