Shringaratilaka 2.10
Śṛṅgāratilaka 2.10
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- Sanskrit
2.10
saundarya-hasitālāpair nāsty anyas tat-samo yuvā
iti vāṇī bhaved yatra tad itthaṃ guṇa-kīrtanam //
tad-vaktraṃ hasitendu-maṇḍalam iti sphāraṃ tad-ālokitaṃ sā vāṇī jita-kāma-kārmuka-ravā saundaryam etasya tat
itthaṃ saṃtatam āli vallabhatama-dhyāna-prasaktātmanaś cetaś cumbita-kāla-kūṭam iva me kasmād idaṃ muhyati //
Where speech occurs in the manner: 'There is no other youth equal to him / in beauty, laughter, and speech,' that is thus praise of virtues (guṇakīrtana): // ''That face out-smiles the moon's orb; that broad gaze is such; / that voice surpasses the twang of Kāmadeva's bow; such is his beauty'— / thus constantly intent on meditating on the most beloved, O friend, / why does this mind of mine reel as if kissed by deadly poison?'
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