Texte grec :
| [35,20] εἰσὶ δὲ ὀχετοὶ πολλοὶ ῥέοντες ἐκ τῶν ναμάτων, οἱ μὲν
μείζους, οἱ δὲ ἐλάττους, ξυμμιγνύντες ἀλλήλοις, τῶν ἀνθρώπων
πεποιηκότων, ὅπως ἂν αὐτοῖς δοκῇ. μετοχετεύουσι δὲ ῥᾳδίως,
ὥσπερ ἡμεῖς τὸ ἐν τοῖς κήποις ὕδωρ. ἔστι δὲ καὶ λουτρὰ πλησίον
αὐτοῖς ὕδατος, τὸ μὲν θερμὸν λευκότερον ἀργύρου, τὸ δὲ ὑπὸ τοῦ
βάθους καὶ τῆς ψυχρότητος κυανοῦν. ἐνταῦθα νήχονται γυναῖκες
ἅμα καὶ παῖδες, καλοὶ πάντες. ἔπειτα οἶμαι κατακλινέντες ἐν τοῖς
λειμῶσιν ᾄδουσι καὶ μινυρίζουσιν.
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Traduction française :
| [35,20] And there are many canals which issue from the
rivers, some large and some small, mingling with one
another and made by man to suit his fancy. And
by their aid the Indians convey with ease the fluids
I have named, just as we convey the water of our
gardens. And there are baths also close by at their
disposal, the water of which in the one case is warm
and whiter than silver and in the other it is blue
from its depth and coldness. In these they swim,
women and children together, all of them beautiful.
And after the bath, I dare say, reclining in the
meadows they sing and hum.
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