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KAMSAVAHO
27. O proud lady, I, who am occupied with an important business, have no leisure to embrace your jarlske massive breasts: it is only a man of leisure that can afford to indulge in love affairs.
28. I shall come ( back ) as soon as I am free from the shackles of the king's service: even that moon, whose appearance is screened by clouds, is not able to touch the water lily.
29. And thereafter, let the sports desired by [our] hearts extend over the nights bathed in moonlight like the utterances of gifted poets in the assemblies of appreciative people."
30. Thus addressing that pleasant-looking lady and bidding good bye to her who was really satisfied [ by his assurance ), Krsna accompanied by his elder brother proceeded with his people, and gradually enters the royal residence.
31. There, even the common people, whose curiosity bloomed at the sight of the dignity of the splendour of their glorious and extremely shining bodies, point out the path to him: whom do the meritorious not attract ?
32. [Then ] the enemy of Madhu (i. e., Krspa) enters the gymnasium for archery which was lit up by the flames of jewellamps, in which clusters of garlands were hung on golden pillars, and which was full of the fragrance of bdellium and insense.
33. Taking the bow that was decked with manifold fragrant flowers by (his) tender hands and stringing it in mediately, he pulls it clasping it by the fist.
34. No sooner the words of the servants, “O boy, do not, do not touch that bow honoured by the king” are heard, than the bow is broken by the slayer of Madhu (i. e., Krsna).
35. Is this thunder? [But] whence (can there be ] a cloud ? Or is it indeed the roaring of the Man-lion that has returned ? Kamsa had his mind thus disturbed with hundreds of thoughts by (hearing) the sound of the crashing of the bow.
36. Then Rāma and Krsna fierce with anger, crush in a battle, with broken pieces of the bow, the soldiers cn guard that were assailing and insulting [them) with harsh words.
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