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एतेन रचितोद्ग्राहोदकानां ग्रीष्ये जलक्रीडागमनं व्याख्यातम् ॥ २६ ।।

sanskrit

During the summer, one goes where there is plenty of water, for water games.

english translation

hindi translation

etena racitodgrAhodakAnAM grISye jalakrIDAgamanaM vyAkhyAtam || 26 ||

hk transliteration

यक्षरात्रिः । कौमुदीजागरः । सुवसन्तकः ॥ २७ ॥

sanskrit

For the feast of the genies [Yaksharatri], people stay awake, in the moonlight, as they also do at the spring festival.

english translation

hindi translation

yakSarAtriH | kaumudIjAgaraH | suvasantakaH || 27 ||

hk transliteration

सहकारभञ्जिका, अभ्यूषखादिका, बिसखादिका, नवपत्रिका, उदकक्ष्वेडिका, पाञ्चालानुयानम्, एकशाल्मली, कदम्बयुद्धानि तास्ताश्च माहिमान्यो देश्याश्च क्रीडा जनेभ्यो विशिष्टमाचरेयुः । इति सम्भूयक्रीडाः ॥ २८ ॥

sanskrit

During parties in the country, one amuses oneself by opening mangoes, eating cakes and lotus stalks, gathering fresh leaves, imitating the cry of the lion by using bamboos filled with water, making puns, gathering the red cotton plant flowers, battling with kadamba fruits [Anthocephalus cadamba], praising one's respective country, playing games from different regions.

english translation

hindi translation

sahakArabhaJjikA, abhyUSakhAdikA, bisakhAdikA, navapatrikA, udakakSveDikA, pAJcAlAnuyAnam, ekazAlmalI, kadambayuddhAni tAstAzca mAhimAnyo dezyAzca krIDA janebhyo viziSTamAcareyuH | iti sambhUyakrIDAH || 28 ||

hk transliteration

एकचारिणश्च विभवसामर्थ्याद् ॥ २९ ॥

sanskrit

When one is alone, one should find one's own ways of amusing oneself.

english translation

hindi translation

ekacAriNazca vibhavasAmarthyAd || 29 ||

hk transliteration

गणिकाया नायिकायाश्च सखीभिर्नागरकैश्च सह चरितमेतेन व्याख्यातम् ॥ ३० ॥

sanskrit

Later on, we shall describe the proper behavior of wellbred people with courtesans, with their mistresses, and with their friends.

english translation

hindi translation

gaNikAyA nAyikAyAzca sakhIbhirnAgarakaizca saha caritametena vyAkhyAtam || 30 ||

hk transliteration