Gahakoso Part 2

Author(s): Madhav Vasudev Patvardhan, Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani
Publisher: B L Institute of Indology

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440. Impatience :
Even when the Mālati-bud has not yet attained to even slight development (i.e. unfolding) of its calyx, you, oh bee, who are eager to mount it and to drink its juice, are seeking to rub (i.e. molest) it.
441. Vivid memories :
Oh ungrateful, shameless one, I still today see before me (i.e. I still vividly remember) the village-sludge through which I waded for your sake (i.e. in order to meet you secretly) in the rainy nights.
442. Disillusionment :
Oh friend, blinded (or infatuated) by love (or passion), I embraced what I thought to be the farmer's son. (But) as I touched him, he turned out to be a rough (rugged) straw-man (set up as a scare-crow) on the village-boundary.
443. Noble-born modesty :
Smiling indicated by (the slight dilation of the cheeks, movements (inside the house) without stepping on (or crossing) the threshold (of the main front entrance of the house, and eyes invariably fixed on the (toes of the) feet-that is the way of noble-born women,
444. Only two alternatives :
Oh proud (or haughty) lady, there are (only) two courses, on this earth, for men who are elevated (or exalted) because of self-respect : either they attain to prosperity (i.e. fortune or riches) or they perish while wandering (in search of prosperity).
445. Morning-scene :
At the end of the night, the beauty of the (day-blooming) lotuses spreads out (with its fragrance) in the mortal world, while their petals begin to open out on being touched (or kissed) by the mass of the rays of the morning Sun.
446. Love is not impaired by physical distance :
Where (i.e. how immensely remote) is the sun in relation to the day-blooming lotuses, and where (i.e. how immensely remote) in relation to the night-blooming lotuses is the moon, their (obliging or loving) companion ? (And yet there is a bond of love between them). Similarly the affection of good-natured people does not waver (or flag) even if they are separated by a long distance.
447. Midday in summer :
Look here, at midday in the summer, the trees heated (or tormented) by the fierce rays of the Sun, are as it were shrieking (with pain) in the forest, because (i.e. under the guise) of the high-pitched (i.e. shrill) sounds of the crickets.