Gaudavaho

Author(s): Vakpatiraj, Narhari Govind Suru, P L Vaidya, A N Upadhye, H C Bhayani
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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Activities of Night
1135. In their acts of blushing (lajjiesu), when the hand (goes up) to the throat to press (the chaplet of) flowers thereon, only the forehead hangs down and not indeed the eyes, with their upturned eyelashes kissing (i. e. touching) their skin-folds.
1136. The hand moves unsteady (i. e. shakes), as it pushes the veil over the head (nirimgi) for a better sight (of the lover ), holding to the region of the ear, as it were, when fixing and drawing back the eye, turned into an arrow (to shoot at.).
1137. Even while moving away, half-averted glances (diṭṭhāim) are fixed (on their lovers by the ladies), with one corner of the lower lip observed to be slightly opening out, as the face is lowered in a blush.
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1138. Such have been the flirtatious plays (lilaiavva) of amorous women, love rising (in their hearts) as they join their lovers, but (the manifestation of) emotion thwarted by nervous
ness.
1139. At nights, the ladies with decorations of lotus-fibres go towards their lovers just fearlessly, (thinking that they can go unobserved), having locked in (bamdikaa) (all) the moon's
rays.
1140. The eyes of the beloved ladies beam wide for (welcoming) the entrance of their lovers, as it were, their eyelashes serving as festoons (mālāamāṇa) of tender sprouts, overlaid with the pink (tambimā) of their fresh intoxication.
1141. The eyes of this lady develop inside (black) bordering lines of tears (bāhalehāim) mixed with collyrium, thus appearing as if iron chains are fastened (on them), for fear of their going back in the direction of her spurned (avahīria) lover.
1142. Young girls feel hurt (dūmijjai) even with a slight (misbehaviour on the part of their lovers), but would not take (offence) at a grave lapse (nāmamamtakkha). Such are they, of a heart most illogical (and unreasonable), because of deep affection.
1143. Effusions of laughter (hāsavicchaḍḍa), massed up inside (the mouth) because of restraint (exercised over their outburst), is to be noticed, as it were, (on the outer surface of the cheeks) in the case of these proud ladies, in the form of the Moon's orb joining their upturned (valiuddha) cheeks (in reflection).