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V.] BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. — 587 The descriptions are often highly poetic, and produce almost a pictorial effect on the mind. Thus in the description of noon* “ The buffaloes and bears dipping themselves in a pool doze with half-closed eyes” orin that of a cloudy day ;—t ‘“ The eastern sky is radiant with the bow of Indra, (the rainbow), it appears as if the god himself comes riding on his elephant—the clouds, and twanging his great bow. A shooting light dazzles the eye as his thunder falls, the storm roars and the terrible sound frightens the traveller,—the birds in great alarm flock around the trees and raise a confused chatter” and in similar descriptions pictures of Indian scenes with which we are all familiar are instantly recalled to the mind. But the descriptions of gods by far excel the rest and possess a peculiar charm with the Hindus. The words are so cleverly strung together as to create visions of sublimity and beauty by asso- ciation. I have a book of formule supplied to me by a kathaka, in which I find set passages on the follow- ing subjects.

  • “ কিবা কিঞ্চিনুদ্রিতনয়ন মহিষ বরাহ পন্থল faa”

1 পুর্বদ্িগন্তর দ্রেদীপ্যমান, শত্রধন্থশোভিত নভোমগ্ল, কাদম্বিনী সৌদামিনী চঞ্চল, তদদর্শনোদ্বেজিতান্তঃক রণ মত্তকরীবরারোহণকৃতদেবেন্ত্র নিজামুধবজনিক্ষেপশন্দিত ইরম্মদ্রস্থলিত তিতকণ। সমুদ্র গর্জিত বজ্পতন ভয়ানকধ্বনি প্রতিধ্বনিশ্রবণ সতয় চকিত নয়নোদ্ধেছিত পান্থজন পক্ষিগণগণিত প্রমাদ্র সঙ্কট ত্রাসিত এককালীন কুহু কুহু কলরব করিতেছে |” Noon. A cloudy day.