Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics Part 02

SR No.: 006960
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: V M Kulkarni
Publisher: B L Institute of Indology
Publication Year: 1990
Total Pages: 768
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics
33. Thus people carelessly use the disc of the moon as the standard of comparison
while talking about her cheek. But if one were to examine the truth, one will have to admit that the moon comes out the poorer in the comparison.
34. Time brings to some poison and nothing but poison. Whereas for some others
it is only nectar. For some others it is a mixture of the both and some others receive neither the one nor the other.
35. Quite at the outset of the season Madana (the God of Love) caught hold of
the face of the Goddess of Spring whose ears were decked with mango - blossom which particularly pleases him; it marks the beginning of the festival and its heady
fragrances. 36. O, merchant, how can we have the tusks of elephants and skins of tigers as long
as the daughter-in-law, with her face covered with dishevelled hair is around - the house?
37. For translation vide S. No. (20.9) supra.
38. At one time you carried the whole of the globe of the earth with ease; but how
is it that today even the ornament of lotus-fibre on your person has become so heavy?
39. I may be unfortunate, unruly and even indiscreet, but trust me, even in a dream
I will not forget my devotion to you.
40. Go away! My wretched eyes have been made only to weep. Do not wipe them.
They became drunk at your mere sight and didn't see through your heart.
41. Do not obstruct our path. Go away, 0,boy ! Oh, you are (so) shameless ! We
are not free and have to guard our solitary house !
42. O, boy, go away. Why do you look at me so staringly when I am bathing? Oh,
this Ghāta is just not meant for those who are afraid of their wives.
43. Soon the roads will be impassable even for the cars of the mind'. The ups and
downs will all be submerged under water; movement everywhere will have to be necessarily slow and slower still.
44. On one side the beloved cries and on the other the war - drum roars. The heart
of the warrior is torn between love for her and desire for battle.