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The great move in the company of the great. They cannot
associate themselves with ordinary men.
Vs. 5,-कियत् -Some portion. तुषाराईितैः - By people oppressed
with cold. Some portion of the forest was cut down by men
to warm themselves with fire & ward off the cold. greg-TE-
शिष्टम्, What remained. ललिता-charming.
The metre is शाूलविक्रीडितम्.
If misfortune is to befall us, it sball come any way.
Though the charming elove-creeper discharging its fragrance
all round could survive the ravages of wild elephants, men
gathering fuel, and even the scorching sunshine of sammer,
yet ultimately it was consumed by the forest-fire ! It was
spared one misfortune only to fall into another.
Va, 56.-स्वर्लीक-The heavenly world. शिखामाणि:- The orest-
jewel. gra -All the celestial trees. For the names of the
celestial trees, see notes on Vs. 18. -Abode. aaa a a a
धामाद्भुतम-or theidsa see verse 45 ab..ve. पुरुङ्त- Indra. पुरुद्धन
means invoked by many' or
a Vedic epithet of Indra.
his wife must have done many good deeds; hence they have
possessed the excellent aaa garden. It is an emphatic way of
suggesting the excellence of the Nandana garden. Hes-Wise
men; those who have thy good at heart.
खाण्डवमैव रङ्गः, तस्मिन् नाण्डशे (उद्धतनुत्य ) ( पडुः ) नटः - The sctor skilled
in danciug wildly on the stage of the Khāndava forest, The
* called in many places .
The second pāda means: Indra and
It is
खाण्डबरङ्गताण्डवनटः-
reference is to the God of fire who burnt the whole of the
Khāpdava forest with the telp of Krşpa and Arjuna. See
Mahābtārata, Vana Parvan. a a akFire god. The word is
thus explaiued by Yaske: विश्वात् नरान नयतीति, ०x विश्व एनं नरा नयन्तीति.
The metre is शাाूलविक्रीडिनम्.
The ides is broadly the same as in verse 33. Worldly
happiness is not ideal i e., free from all dangers. There is
always an Enemy lurking behind all happiness.