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# Rasarnavasudhakara 1.246

Rasārṇavasudhākara 1.246

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.1.246)

yathā mamaiva-  
salīlaṃ dhammille dara-hasita-kahlāra-racanāṃ  
kapole sotkampaṃ mṛga-mada-mayaṃ patra-tilakam |  
kucābhoge kurvan lalita-makarīṃ kuṅkuma-mayīṃ  
yuvā dhanyaḥ so' yaṃ madayati ca nityaṃ priyatamām ||

> As in my own work:  
> Gracefully arranging a slightly smiling water-lily in her hair-knot,  
> tremulously drawing a leaf-pattern with musk upon her cheek,  
> and painting a lovely dolphin-figure of saffron on the expanse of her breasts,  
> that fortunate youth constantly brings delight to his beloved.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.1.246) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Rasasudhākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.rasasudhakara.1.151) — Sanskrit

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