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HASTIPAKA J/ % K % L - 30 . M! = 5 - * " N- 0 !' $ - O P&5 * "" [SR 1161] ambhomuc salilamudgirat niithe tvaneu nibhtasthitakaratl karayanti karino'rdhanimlitk dhrrava daanakoiniaahast ambho-muc. (bv. cmpd.) water-releasers (clouds) salilam-udgirat. (bv. cmpd.) rain-dischargers (clouds) niithe. in the night t. toddy palms vaneu. in the groves nibhtasthitakaratl. (bv. cmpd.) the ones standing hidden who beat their ears nibhta. hidden sthita. standing kara. ears tl. rhythm (beat) karayanti. (they) listen karina. elephants 'rdhanimlitk. (bv. cmpd.) 'rdha. half nimlita. closed k. eyes dhr. rain rava. roar daanakoiniaahast. (bv. cmpd.) daana. tusk koi. tips niaa. settled, resting hast. trunks Rain slants steadily through the night-bound toddy-palm forest. Concealed by huge fronds the elephants, eyes half open, ears beating a slow rhythm and trunks slung over their tusk-tips, listen to the unbroken downpour. Nothing is known of Hastipaka, to whom the poem is attributed. The name means elephant keeper, mahout. No other poems show up with this name. In this sense, it might be an honorary title more than a name, speaking to the poem's masterful imagery. The common Sanskrit terms for elephant refer to its trunk. Karin, in this poem, and
Manoa – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Mar 12, 2013
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