Text 13] The Descent of the River Ganges 137
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WATAMATAT TARZAN TA AHeTAITY aa
VEMAMAMUIAeATaHRT TIM STARAT AMT HARA BIH
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Rreaginay oo senteehmaang: 8 «=—- gafaaararcttor
amafoahiaaenaarengeate: wat frets i 23 1
yatra ha deva-patayah svaih svair gana-nayakair vihita-maharhanah
sarvartu-kusuma-stabaka-phala-kisalaya-sriyanamyamana-vitapa-
lata-vitapibhir upasumbhamaéna-rucira-kénandsramayatana-varsa-
giri-dronisu tathaé camala-jalasayesu vikaca-vividha-nava-
vanaruhaémoda-mudita-rdja-harnsa-jala-kukkuta-kérandava-sdrasa-
cakravakadibhir madhukara-nikarakrtibhir upakijitesu jala-kridadibhir
vicitra-vinodaih sulalita-sura-sundarinam kama-kalila-vildsa-hasa-
lilavalokakrsta-mano-drstayah svairam viharanti.

yatra ha—in those eight tracts of land; deva-patayah—the lords of
the demigods, such as Lord Indra; svaih svaih—by their own respective;
gana-ndyakaih—leaders of the servants; vihita—furnished with;
mahd-arhanah—valuable gifts, such as sandalwood pulp and garlands;
sarva-rtu—in all seasons; kusuma-stabaka—of bunches of flowers:
phala—of fruits; kisalaya-sriya—by the opulences of shoots:
adnamyamana—being bent down; vitapa—whose branches: lata—and
creepers; vitapibhih—by many trees; uposumbhamana—being fully
decorated; rucira—beautiful; kanana—gardens; dsrama-adyatana—and
many hermitages; varsa-giri-dronisu—the valleys between the moun-
tains designating the borders of the tracts of land; tatha—as well as:
ca—also; amala-jala-asayesu—in lakes with clear water; vikaca—just
fructified; vividha—varieties; nava-vanaruha-dmoda—by the
fragrance of lotus flowers: mudita—enthused: rdja-hamsa—great
swans; jala-kukkuta—water fowl; kdrandava—aquatic birds called
karandavas; sdrasa—cranes; cakravaka-ddibhih—by birds known as
cakravakas and so on; madhukara-nikara-dkrtibhih—by the
bumblebees; upakijitesu—which were made to resound; jala-krida-
ddibhih—such as water sports: vicitra—various: vinodaih—by
pastimes; su-lalita—attractive: sura-sundarindm—of the women of the
demigods; kdma—from lust; kalila—born; vilasa—pastimes: hasa—
