A History of Sanskrit Literature c12.s2.16

c12.s2.16

‘Like a lightning cloud through the rays sparkling from his jewels, and emitting like it on all sides a deep dull resonance, the lofty prince sat him on a high golden throne, radiant with many a gem, as the cloud clings to a pinnacle of mount Sumeru.’ The use of *viçāla*, broad, in the next example illustrates the straits into which a poet may be driven, even if he is a grammarian:²