Vajjalaggam

Author(s): M V Patwardhan
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society

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VAJJĀLAGGAM
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328*2) The beautiful lady with lips red like a ripe bimba fruit, whose eyes and face have become faded (due to exhaustion) at the end of the amorous dalliance and failing to get the happiness of amorous dalliance (once again), turns her face away (aside) and says to her dear consort :
328*3) "Oh angry, selfish one, oh you who have sunk into a slumber at the end of the amorous dalliance, do not sleep. Oh you, who have achieved your selfish object, you do not realise the sufferings (sorrows) of those who have not had amorous dalliance to their heart's satisfaction.
328*4) On hearing the tinkle of the moving bangles and girdle, beautiful (charming) on account of its music (melodious sound), the rival wives gave up their jealousy, their anger and their womanly nature (i.e. bashfulness).
328*5) The young damsel not having obtained complete satisfaction (even) at the end of the amorous dalliance, puts on a smile and says: "Are you feeling drowsy, my dear ?" (Her consort replies:) “Yes, I am". (The young damsel says:) "Have you then finished your job?" (or do you feel as if you have completed your job?)
36. The Section on Love 349*1) Love, charming at its first beginning (TEHRH), intense (घणलग्ग)and beautiful because of the mixture of jealous anger (माण) and affection (174) vanishes quickly, like the rainbow, which too is charming at its commencement, which clings to clouds (i. e. manifests itself on the background of the clouds) and is beautiful because of its measured (proportionate) shades of different colours.
349:42) By all means enough of this love, which is momentary, which is full of difficulties in the way of its fulllment, which sweeps a person off his feet, whose advance is irresistible and whose nature is unsteady (which is fickle).
349*3) Oh God, if you are really propitious towards me, then do not grant to me birth (i. e. do not ordain my birth) in