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be tormented by love by her co-wife, although she was not seen as she was struck by her romāñca (horripilation or goose-flesh).
16.
Another lady who was beholding that affectionate one concealed the drops of perspiration breaking on her cheeks by (attributing them as due to) the heat produced by the throng of (or rubbing together of) her female friends.
17.
Another like her concealed the tremor of her swelling breasts by shouting in feigned anger at her friend : "Why do you, O friend, shake me this way?”
18.
Still another whose upper garment was fluttering on account of her heavy breathing, blamed it on the Southern wind and hoped to conceal the real state of her mind.
19.
Beholding him (Aniruddha) with his wife the elderly dames recalled to their mind the arrival of Krsna with newly wedded Rukmiņī.
On seeing himn (Aniruddha) (with his spouse) the middle-aged ladies were reminded of how Pradyumna had arrived then with his bride Rati.
21.
And the young gazelle-eyed maidens seeing the spouse of Uşā were full of curiosity and spoke among themselves as follows :
22.
He is the man amongst men and she is the woman amongst women; and the union of these two only deserved to be called the (real) union.
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