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does not allow the person in separation any rest or peace in his or her mind).
389*6) The limbs of the body when at the mercy of Cupid (or when under the power of Cupid), do not blaze visibly, do not Tadiate heat, do not simmer (sizzle) (audibly), nor do they give out any curls of smoke, but all the same they are consumed (by the torment of love).
389*7) Oh night, you grow during the period of separation and you contract during the period of union--you are (very) wicked (indeed). Oh good one, you too are a woman and yet you do not understand the sufferings (of a woman like myself).
40. The Section on Cupid 397*1) Oh mother, what then shall I do about the God of love (Cupid), whose body has been vanquished (destroyed) (by Siva)? He burns the already burnt bodies of lovers, like the baked powder of conchs, without giving rise to smoke.
397*2) Oh friend, Cupid, burnt by the fire arising from the surface of the mass of flowers (?), was not, methinks, extinguished, and hence he continues to burn me.
42. The Section on Love for the Dear Consort
412*1) All the emotional moods, all the (love-inspiring) glances and all the mental states dilated upon by Bharata-all these are made to dance, though not dancing by themselves, when the dear consort is seen suddenly.
412*2) Where has he gone-he, highly esteemed by the good; he, the ocean of beautiful utterances (remarks); he, the extinguisher of the fire of love; he, who dries up my mind ?
412*3) That month and that day and that night must be (said to be) endowed with all auspicious characteristics and that muhūrta (period of time) must be (said to be) nectar itself, under which the dear consort will be seen (by me) quickly (without loss of time, at once).
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