[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) › 2.252 # Rasarnavasudhakara 2.252 Rasārṇavasudhākara 2.252 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.252](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.252) gandhena, yathā mamaiva- unmīlan-nava-mālatī-parimala-nyakkāra-baddha-vratair ālolair ali-maṇḍalaiḥ pratipadaṃ pratyāśam āsevitaḥ | aṅgānām abhijāta-campaka-rucām asyā mṛgākṣyā sphuran- nāmodo' yam adṛṣṭa-pūrva-mahimā badhnāti me mānasam || > By smell, as in my own \[verse\]: > Constantly frequented in every quarter by trembling swarms of bees > that have taken a vow to demean the fragrance of freshly blooming jasmine, > this radiant fragrance of the limbs of this fawn-eyed woman, possessing the luster of noble campaka flowers, > whose greatness was never seen before, captivates my mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.252.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.252.p1) atra parāśara-muni-prasādena labdhena divyena satyavatī-śarīra-saurabheṇa śantanos tasyāṃ ratiḥ | > Here, Śantanu's love for Satyavatī is caused by the divine fragrance of her body, attained through the favor of the sage Parāśara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.2.252) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.252](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.252) · Pramāṇa