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Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics
425. O slender one, wipe your back clean. Brush off the Arkotha leaves sticking
there as you lay in the back-yard of the house or else the watchful eyes of your brother-in-laws' wives will, o simple one, quickly notice and understand
426. “See how he has broken my bangles"- she says to every one, even when
no one has asked her. Miserable as she is, the poor woman is either too simple - minded or too fond of her man (as to tell others admiringly about such strictly private matters).
427. A young bride on her way to the in-laws, soon after the wedding weeps in
her palanquin but is comforted by her brother-in-law with a kiss on her mouth.
428. My friend, today I noticed in the washerman's house the lower garnient of
the son of the master of the house (grhapati-putra) and saw it to my heart's satisfaction (?).
(Verse 429 is corrupt and obscure.)
430. These men about town have a knack of knowing the mother's form from
the daughter's ; so dear girl, though you are still a child, don't go around naked.
431. “The brother-in-law will certainly get married-” hearing this the young
married girl became silent and sulky. Leaving the household work unattended she goes around with head bent low and eyes full of tears.
432. Just to satisfy his craving for the hissing sound that the young woman
produced, the bangle-dealer squeezes the hand of the young daughter in a certain family to push up to the wrist conch-shell bangles, a little too small/ soft / fragile.
433. In spite of there being a number of young men the village was completely
gutted in fire, as if there was no one to save it. That was the mischief played by your (bare) breasts heaving excitedly up and down in panic.
1. Read 'thudumikia' for Khu dukkhia' in the text.
