[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) › 2.246 # Rasarnavasudhakara 2.246 Rasārṇavasudhākara 2.246 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.246) upamayā, yathā- api turaga-samīpād utpatantaṃ mayūraṃ na sa rucira-kalāpaṃ bāṇa-lakṣyīcakāra | sapadi gata-manaskaś citra-mālyānukīrṇe rati-vigalita-bandhe keśa-pāśe priyāyāḥ || > By comparison, as in: > Though the peacock flew up close by his horse, > he did not make its lovely plumage the target for his arrow; > for in an instant his mind wandered to the mass of his beloved's hair, > strewn with diverse garlands, loosened in lovemaking. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.246.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.246.p1) (ra.vaṃ. 9.67) > (Raghuvaṃśa 9.67) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.246.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.246.p2) atra mṛgayāntaritāpi daśarathasya priyā-viṣayā ratis tadīya-keśa-kalāpa-sadṛśa-keki-kalāpa-darśanenotpadyate | > Here, even though interrupted by hunting, Daśaratha's love directed toward his beloved is awakened by the sight of the peacock's plumage, which resembles her mass of hair. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.2.246) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.246) · Pramāṇa