A History of Sanskrit Literature c15.15
A History of Sanskrit Literature c15.15
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c15.15
Next comes the autumn, beauteous as a newly-wedded bride, with face of full-blown lotuses, with robe of sugar-cane and ripening rice, with the cry of flamingoes representing the tinkling of her anklets. The graceful creepers vie with the arms of lovely women, and the jasmine, showing through the crimson açoka blossoms, rivals the dazzling teeth and red lips of smiling maidens.