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KADAMBAR. 197 fragrance of its ichor, on the other side of which was prepared a place (stable) for इन्द्रायुधof the outer court which was occupied by famale elephants meant for riding मदस्य आमोदेन अधिवासितानि दिगाननानि (दिङ्खनि) येन सनाथीकृतः एकपार्श्वः यस्य कल्पितं इन्द्रायुधस्य अवस्थानं यस्मिन् उपवाह्यः -' orह्या a kings riding elephant (male or female). गन्धमादन was the name of the elephant that accom. panied चन्द्रापीड when he set out for दिग्विजय. See p. 112 of P मेरुगिरिणेव गन्धमादनेनानुगम्यमानः..प्रथममेव शातक्रतवीमाशामभिप्रतस्थे’ अशेष...कुर्वाणम् in which there were any stafbearers vigilant ut all the doors (to prevent persons from entering unobserved), which resembled an ocean by its vast proportions, by its depth and by its being the refuge (शरणं) of many beings (सत्वं ). अशेषद्वारेषु अवहिताः बहवः वेत्रिलोकाः (persons with canes in bheir hands) यस्मिन् In the tent, there were many (human) beingsas Bhere are many animals in the sea. अनेकसवानां शरणं तस्य भावः ०शरणता तया. तथाहि for example, सवेला ...कुसुमप्रकरैः in these words, the poet shows the various ways in which the tent of चन्द्रापीड resem bled महाजलनिधि. सवेला ...परिकरेण which seemed as if possessing a ferest on its shores with the cloths (परिकरः) on the numerous arrays (घ) of elephants that were kept dnring the period of a watch यामन्. Tho tall elephants resembled the trees and thecloths with which the elephants were covered resembled the shining shore of the sea. अन्तः...मादनेन that seemed as if a big mountain had entered into it on account of the elephant गन्धमादन. The dark elephant looked like a mountain that appears dark-blue from a distance. There is a mythological story that the moun tainsthat were once winged and caused great trouble thereby, being afraid of the thunderbolt of इन्द्र took shelter in the sea. बाण refers to this story in another place उदधिमिव भयान्तःप्रविष्ट सपक्षभूमिभृत्सहस्रसंकुलम्’ (p. 90 1. 21 of P.). Similarly कालिदास says ‘पक्षच्छिदा गोत्रभिदात्तगन्धाः शरण्यमेनं शतशो महीध्राः । नृपा इवोपप्लविनः परेभ्यो धर्मोत्तरं मध्यममाश्रयन्ते । रघु. 13. 7. Compare 'इतश्च शरणार्थिनः शिखरिणां गणाः शेरते...अहो विततमूर्जितं भरसहं च सिन्धोर्वपुः' नीतिशतक सकल्लोल...परम्पराभिः which seems as if full of billows (कचोल ) by the series of the waves (ऊर्मिः . e. crowds) of hurrying°servants moving to and fro. सावर्त...पुर्पैः which seems as if full of whirl | pools (आवर्तः) by the positions of its watchmen (प्राहरिकजन) in a circle, which seems to be possessed of लक्ष्मी on account of its charming ladies, which seems to be full of jewels on account of the great men (it contains ). प्राहरिकजनानां मण्डलेन