Deserve the damsel first
O thou longing heart,
If smacked art thou by a beauty,
Rocked by her breasts and loin thou art,
If her charming visage sways thee,
Ought ye earn good deeds to deserve,
Sans which not so would ever serve.
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Translation (sestet) | 23.08.2025 | beauty, heart, women
Note: Here is a verse from Bhatrihari’s Shringaara Shatakam (hundred verses on love and romance). This verse is in Vasanta-tilakaa meter. It says: if ye cherish a beauty, she must be deserved first. Here is the transliteration:
Tasyaah stanau yadi ghanau jaghanam cha haari,
Vaktram cha chaaru tava chittam kim aakulatvam |
Punyam kurushva yadi teshu tava asti vaañchaa,
Punyaih vinaa na hi bhavanti sam ihita-arthaah || 20 ||
Copyright © Aniruddha Pathak | Year Posted 2025
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