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________________ 576 STUDIES IN JAIN LITERATURE the arrow to the bow aiming at their lovers. 11. The God of Love takes for his abode the faces of young women with eyes, touched with a pencil of collyrium, the naturally red lips slightly painted red and are eager for the pleasures of love. 12. She did not give up her (deep) attachment (for her dear husband); even though she was subjected to humiliation, she shed no tears. With her eyes not satisfied (?) she heaved a (long) sigh when she found that her husband had gone. (With the reading dhario amarisa-pasaro (in place of na kaovi raa-mokkha in the earlier part of the first half, the meaning would be : 'Her rising anger she controlled.') 13. The lady can't make up her mind. Does she tilt the balance in favour of her pride or prefer to lose her face ? 14. After going half way the young women turned round to have a look at their lovers who were now clearly visible in the first rays of the moon-they couldn't launch on their adventures of love in the later part of the evening but the light of the moon induced them (or was the inspiration), 15. In a slightly intoxicated state the young woman forgot the offence her lover had given her and started talking to him, but suddenly felt ashamed of herself remembering the offence and stopped talking, but he (the lover) smiled and comforted her. 16. However repentant I was and firmly set against any more such lapses on my part, she was not convinced and in spite of my long pleadings in our privacy she still presented her face that was distorted by her anger. How much it torments me ! 17. Lovers generally long to hear from their charming women words that move their hearts but the way she turned her face in anger and spoke, quite broke his heart to pieces. 18. Wealth and position command admiration. They are no way bothered by infamy, they look down upon good things as undesirable and refuse to appreciate good services because they come from the lowly ones, 19. Her resentful face is flushed red, her speech falters through (infatuation or) intoxication as well as jealous anger. 20. Her heart which had tried to conceal her tormenting pain felt helpless as she Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
| SR No. | 001868 |
| Book Title | Studies in Jain Literature |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | V M Kulkarni |
| Publisher | Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| Total Pages | 114 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Literature, & Story |
| File Size | 14 MB |