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# Rasarnavasudhakara 2.250

Rasārṇavasudhākara 2.250

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.250](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.250)

rūpeṇa, yathā-  
ayaṃ rāmo nāyaṃ sa tu janaka-dharmaṃ dalitavān  
ayaṃ kāmo nāyaṃ sa tu madhumadāmodita-manāḥ |  
sakhi jñātaṃ so' yaṃ yuvati-nayanotpādana-phalaṃ  
nidānaṃ bhāgyānāṃ jayati khalu siṃha-kṣitipatiḥ ||

> By sight, as in:  
> "Is this Rāma? No, it cannot be him, for he broke the bow of Janaka;  
> is this Kāma? No, it cannot be him, for his mind is exhilarated by the intoxicant of spring.  
> Confidante, I know: he is the fruit of young women's eyes,  
> the primary source of blessings—truly victorious is King Siṃha!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.250.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.250.p1)

atra rāmādi-smaraṇa-hetunā nāyaka-rūpātiśayena kasyāścid ratiḥ |

> Here, a certain woman's love is caused by the extraordinary beauty of the hero, which prompts the recollection of Rāma and others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.2.250) — English, machine translation

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