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Brihat Samhita

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कृकवाकुजीवजीवकशुकशिखिशतपत्रचाषहारीतैः । क्रकरचकोरकपिञ्जलवञ्जुलपारावतश्रीकैः ॥ ४८-०६ ॥

Lizards, ravens, living creatures, parrots, peacocks, hundred-leafed bowls, and other animals. crackers, cockroaches, pink, blueberries, peacocks and shrimp.

english translation

कुसुमरसपानमत्तद्विरेफपुंस्कोकिलऽदिभिश्चान्यैः । विरुते वनोपकण्ठे क्षेत्रऽगारे शुचावथ वा ॥ ४८-०७ ॥

Drinking flowers, intoxicated birds, male cuckoos and others. Whether it is in a field near a forest or in a field or in mourning

english translation

हृदिनी विलासिनीनां जलखगनखविक्षतेषु रम्येषु । पुलिनजघनेषु कुर्याद्दृक्मनसोः प्रीतिजननेषु ॥ ४८-०८ ॥

Or it may be the beautiful and agreeable beds of rivers with lines made by birds at play

english translation

प्रोत्प्लुतहंसच्छत्रे कारण्डवकुररसारसौद्गीते । फुल्लैन्दीवरनयने सरसि सहस्राक्षकान्तिधरे ॥ ४८-०९ ॥

Or it may be by the side of a tank with the blue lotus for its eyes, the jumping swan for its umbrella, and with the music of the duck, the osprey, and the crane, thus resembling Indra.

english translation

प्रोत्फुल्लकमलवदनाः कलहंस कल प्रभाषिण्यः । प्रोत्तुङ्गकुड्मलकुचा यस्मिन्नलिनीविलासिन्यः ॥ ४८-१० ॥

Or it may be by the side of a tank of lotus whose stem resembles a girl with the full blown flower for her eyes, the music of the swan for her voice, and the big buds for her bosom.

english translation