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TEXT 96
uthila bahu raktotpala, prthak prthak yugala,
padma-ganera kaila nivarana
'padma' cahe luti' nite, 'utpala' cahe rakhite',
'cakravaka' lagi' dunhara rana
SYNONYMS
uthilaarose; bahumany; rakta-utpalared lotus flowers; prthak prthakseparate; yugalacouples; padma-ganeraof the bluish lotus flowers; kailadid; nivaranaobstruction; padmathe blue lotus flowers; cahewant; luti'-stealing; niteto take; utpalathe red lotus flowers; cahe rakhite'-wanted to protect; cakravaka lagi'-for the cakravaka birds; dunharabetween the two, (the red and blue lotus flowers); ranafight.
TRANSLATION
"The hands of the gopis, which resembled red lotus flowers, arose from the water in pairs to obstruct the bluish flowers. The blue lotuses tried to plunder the white cakravaka birds, and the red lotuses tried to protect them. Thus there was a fight between the two.
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