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Ujjvalanilamani 5.17

Ujjvalanīlamaṇi 5.17

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Sanskrit

5.17

nava-kāmā, yathā-
bāle kaṃsa-bhidaḥ smarotsava-rase prastūyamāne chalāt
prauḍhābhīra-vadhūbhir ānata-mukhī tvaṃ karṇam adhyasyasi |
savyājaṃ vana-mālikā-viracane'py ullāsam ālambase
raṅgaḥ ko'yam avātarad vada sakhi svānte navīnas tava //

Possessing newly awakened desire, as in:
“O young girl, when the delight of the festival of love for the slayer of Kaṃsa was proposed under a pretext
by the mature cowherd wives, you turned your head down and bent your ear to listen;
even while fashioning a garland of wild flowers with some excuse, you show great delight.
Tell me, friend, what novel passion has descended into your heart?”

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