Exhaustive Notes on the Meghaduta: Comprising Various Readings, the Text with the Commentary of Mallinath, Literal Translation in English, Life of Kalidas, &c., &cD.V. Sadhale & Company, 1894 - 226 pages |
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Page 110 - is the ascent, into higher regions of the atmosphere, of air laden with aqueous vapour, it. thereby expands ; being under diminished pressure and in consequence of this expansion it is cooled and this cooling produces a condensation of vapour. Hence it is that high mountains, stopping the currents of air and forcing them to rise,
Page 110 - lower and more heated layers, at the same time the upper part is always increasing from the condensation of new vapours so that from these two actions, clouds appear to retain the same height.
Page 109 - appear to descend but this absence of downward motion is only apparent. In fact, clouds do usually fall
Page 67 - regions. In its course it inundated the sacrificial ground of king Jahnu who being angry drank up its waters. But the gods and sages and particularly Bhagiratha appeased his anger and he consented to dis.charge those waters from his
Page vii - wilds, where eager hunters roam tracking the lion to his dreary home, the peaks where sunshine ever reigns,
Page 70 - being supposed to be of great purity and holiness and said to be particularly characterized by eight supernatural
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Page 110 - but then the lower part is continually dissipated on coming in contact with