सशीरकाम्भोधरमत्तकुञ्जरस्
तटित्पताकोऽशनिशब्दमर्दलः।
समागतो राजवत् उद्धतद्युतिर्
घनागमः कामिजनप्रियः प्रिये ॥ २-१
A king's convoy starts with sweaty elephants in rut, likewise the king of seasons, namely the rainy season, started with its march of elephantine clouds sweating raindrops... a king's retinue carry ornate flags and pennons, likewise the skyey flashes, rainbows etc are the pennants and buntings of this kingly rain... a king's ride will not be mute, but strident with trumpet's trumpeting and drumbeats' thundering, likewise this kinglike monsoon is set out with the thunders of the thunderbolts as its percussive drumbeats... whole environ is sheeny with cloudscapes, raindrops, rainbows etc with the pageant arrival of a king... all this is for the delight of voluptuous people.
ऋतुसंहार के वर्षा सर्ग का प्रथम श्लोक