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# Rasarnavasudhakara 2.152

Rasārṇavasudhākara 2.152

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.152)

dṛḍhābhyāsena, yathā-  
tad vaktraṃ nayane ca te smita-sudhā-mugdhaṃ ca tad vācikaṃ  
sā veṇī sa bhuja-kramo' tisaralo līlālasā sā gatiḥ |  
tanvī seti ca seti seti satataṃ tad-dhyāna-baddhātmano  
nidrā no na ratir na cāpi viratiḥ śūnyaṃ mano vartate ||

> Through persistent practice, as in:  
> That face, those two eyes, those words artlessly charming with nectar-like smiles,  
> that braid, that smooth movement of the arms, that gait languid with grace—  
> "That slender one," "It is she," "She, she!" constantly thinking of her with concentrated mind,  
> there is no sleep, no pleasure, nor any cessation; his mind remains empty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.152.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.152.p1)

(rasa-kalikā, 32)\[\*12\]  
\[\*12\] This verse appeared previously after kārikā 2.56a.

> || (Rasakalikā 32)  
> \[\*12\] This verse appeared previously after verse 2.56a.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.2.152) — English, machine translation

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