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VAJJAL AGGAM
[300*1
32. The Section on the Eyes (Glances) 300*1) The young damsel is a wonderful (unprecedented) archer, in that she puts into action (128) the bow of her arching eye-brows, pulls the arrows of her glances as far as the region of her ear and wounds (pierces) the mind and not the body (Fe = fan life, i. e. the living body).
300*2) People being apprehensive of the love-inspiring eyes (glances) of the farmer's wife as of demons, begin to wander about, looking for the way (by which to escape).
300*3) Even today in his absence (i. e, due to his separation) these eyes of this lady, dark (black) and white, are rolling in the quarters (i. e. are scanning the quarters, surrounding space) like cows which are born blind.
300* +) Oh wicked (wretched, accursed) fate, do not destroy (break) the operation (functioning, activity) of the eyes (glances) of young men and women (by carrying away, or by removing the object of their love)-the eyes, which are white, dark, long, bright, framed with beautiful eyelashes and rolling about (searching for a beautiful object).
300*5) People make something red with red colour, white with white colour and dark (black) with dark (black) colour. But it is very marvellous, oh deer-eyed one, that you have made people red ( , inspired with love), by means of your eyes which are white and black dark).
300*6) The eyes (of the lady), whose copious, dark collyrium paint has been wiped off because of a close and tight kiss (1164090), appear beautiful with the tears welling up from within and streaming down (her checks).*
300*7) = Gātha No. 370.
33. The Section on the Breasts 312*1) Her breasts, which are wounded with the points of the lance-like nails and which have the (semi-) circular string of
- Read गलतबाहाs for गलतबाहाहि.The sense of बष्फ (= बाष्प) is obscure.
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