Mahāvessantarajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (2) · Vol. 28 · Section 1152

[1152] And here at the water's edge many phaṇijjaka herbs have sprung up, muggati and karati bean-creepers, and sevāla waterweed and sīsaka in plenty. Stirred into ripples, the water rolls against the banks; there are makkhikā and hiṅgujālikā, and here too the dāsima-kañcaka, and many kalambaka in the low places. The trees stand draped with eḷambaka, brahmin; though worn for seven days, their fragrance does not fail. And on both sides of the lake Mucalinda flowers stand in their several clusters; covered over with indīvara blossoms, the forest region shines in beauty; though worn for half a month, their fragrance does not fail. The blue-flowered setavārī and the girikaṇṇikā stand in bloom; the forest region is covered with kalera trees and with tulasī. As though gladdened by fragrance is that wood with its flowering branches; the bees, drawn by the scent of the flowers, hum resounding on every side. Three kinds of kakkāru gourds grow at that lake, brahmin: some are the size of water-jars, and the other two the size of drums.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.