Jagat 1 Report post Posted June 26, 2003 Sanskrit is so full of trite and repetitive metaphors and similes that new ones are often very striking. Like this one in Samaya-matrika by Kshemendra (1.9) pIvaraM tIra-maNDUkair mArjAram iva zAradam "Her belly was as fat as that of an autumn cat which has eaten its fill of shore-frogs." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
