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The Graceful dalliance of Ladies
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embrace, thus looking very much like a pair of wheels of the Cupid's chariot heading towards their lover,
760. Who look at their feet which were being confused ( mujjhamte ), (mistaken) by a fancied identification (uvaūra ) with Campaka buds, thus appearing as if they (feet) have been clasped by rows of lamps, ( falling down for protection) through the fear of (extinguishing ) blows from their ear-lotuses,
761. Who, with the contracted (kunia) position of eyelids (pamha ) because of jealousy, (roused ) after having drunk their lover at the first sight, hold him encaged, as it were, (in their eyes ) for fear of his escaping,
762. Who, with the rays of their teeth tinged slightly red by the rosy lustre of their lower lip and spreading over their breasts, look lovely, appearing as if ( they have white ) bandages soaked in blood, tied over the wounds (on the bosom inflicted) by Cupid,
763. Whose braids of hair (arranged ) in rows, (proving ) by their length and thick abundance, very (handy and ) useful for the sole purpose of binding (āvedhana) the hands tight, inspire a strong (balū ) desire (in the heart of their lovers ) for seizing their hair,
764. Who bathe (and wash ) clean, as it were, even the image of their sinning lover (reflected in their broad cheeks, (thinking it to be ) infected ( avakalusia) by his close contact with another woman,
765. Who, just at the proper ) time, untie their golden girdle, with its ends (edges ) ( polished ) bright by constant ( sai) wearing (samghatta), fixing their beaming eyes on the face of their
lover,
766. Who, with their bosom filled with a thick accumulation of pollen ( fallen ) from flowers on their ears tossed in anger, appear to be sprinkling ( healing ) powder, as it were, over the wounds (inflicted) by Cupid, now (in the process of) getting slightly healed up (cured),
767. Who, with the necklace and rings on the fingers of hands placed on the bosom, starting to jingle on account of tremour (caused by love's excitement ), possess (a peculiar aspect of the body by which, though being only in one place (without having
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