[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Arts, Poetics, Architecture & Lexicography](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art) › [Dramaturgy and Theory of Theatre](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya) › [Rasarnavasudhakara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara) › 2.18 # Rasarnavasudhakara 2.18 Rasārṇavasudhākara 2.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.18) prārabdha-kāryānirvāhād, yathā- vāraṃ vāraṃ tirayati dṛśāv udgato bāṣpa-pūras tat-saṅkalpopahita-jaḍima stambham abhyeti gātram | sadyaḥ svidyann nayam aviratotkampa-lolāṅgulīkaḥ pāṇir lekhāvidhiṣu nitarāṃ vartate kiṃ karomi || > From the failure to accomplish an undertaken task, as in: > "A rising flood of tears veils my eyes again and again; > paralysis overtakes my limbs, sluggish through brooding on her; > and this hand, suddenly sweating, its fingers trembling in constant tremor, > falters utterly in the work of drawing. What shall I do?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.18.p1) (mālatīmādhava 1.38) > (Mālatīmādhava 1.38) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.18.p2) atra prastuta-citra-nirmāṇānirvāhān mādhavasya kiṃ karomīti vāg-ārambha-sūcitayā tad-darśanopāya-cintayā viṣādo vyajyate | > Here, despair is expressed by the reflection on an expedient to see her, which is indicated by the opening words "What shall I do?" resulting from Mādhava's failure to complete the portrait he had begun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.2.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.18) · Pramāṇa