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Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics
12. "He is a jewel among the lazy bones, foremost among the gay rogues, and O, young daughter, he is possessed of immense wealth." At these words she hung her head down but her eyes dilated with joy.
13. On the battle-ground, he held Victory so firmly by the locks of her hair, that his enemies offered their necks in a close grip of the caves.
14. Seeing the lovers to be impatient for a close and impetuous embrace the anger of the offended women swiftly disppears from their hearts, afraid, as it were, of being squeezed out of their breasts.
15. Glory be to the Goddess of Speech who has taken up her residence in the lotus of the poet's mouth, and who, as a dig as it were at the old fool, Brahmă creates a universe which is altogether different (from the old universe of Brahmā).
16. The Malaya winds as they came down from the mountain slopes of Lanka become feeble since they were swallowed by the rows of fully expanded hoods of female serpents who were exhausted by their sexual enjoyment but were revived by the sighs of the grass-widows and got the energy of youth even though they were still infant.
17. O, friend, on the strength of the support you gave me I maintained my sulky anger but at the sight of my beloved forgot the restraint and the anger slipped from my heart.
18. Seeing the very fresh marks of nails and teeth on your body, my eyes felt rewarded. Don't mistake that red tinge as that of anger.
19. O, charming one, unable to find a place in your heart which is already crowded with a thousand women, for the whole day occupying herself with nothing else (but thoughts about you) she is making her already thin body still thinner.
20. Even though the behaviour of the wicked is always found to be ruthless, the behaviour of the wise (or the self possessed) never alters or changes; it is approved of by their own heart, their (true) friend.
21. "At daybreak your beloved husband's lower lip had become a withered lotus-leaf." On hearing these words the newly-wed girl hung her head down.
22. He (Madana, the God of Love), who brandishes his tender (flowery) bow and
