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vahanti varṣanti nadanti bhānti

dhyāyanti nṛtyanti samāśvasanti.

nadyō ghanā mattagajā vanāntāḥ

priyāvihīnāśśikhinaḥ plavaṅgamāḥ4.28.27৷৷

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nadyaḥ rivers, ghanāḥ clouds, mattagajāḥ proud elephants, vanāntāḥ forest lands, priyāvihīnāḥ away from their loved ones, śikhinaḥ peacocks, plavaṅgamāḥ monkeys, vahanti are flowing, varṣanti are raining, nadanti are trumpeting, bhānti are shining, dhyāyanti contemplating, nṛtyanti dancing, samāśvasanti are quietened.

'The clouds are raining. The rivers are flowing. Proud elephants are trumpeting. Those separated from their loved ones are brooding. The monkeys are quiet and the peacocks are dancing.