[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) › 2.283 # Rasarnavasudhakara 2.283 Rasārṇavasudhākara 2.283 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.283](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.283) laulyād, yathā- bāleya-taṇḍula-vilopa-kadarthitābhir etābhir agni-śaraṇeṣu sadharmiṇībhiḥ | utrāsahetum api daṇḍam udasyamānam āghrātum icchati mṛge munayo hasanti || > From greed, as in: > 'When a deer wishes to sniff the staff being raised > as a cause of fright by the ascetics' wives, > who are distressed by the destruction of rice meant for offerings in the sacrificial fires, > the sages laugh.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.283.p1) (a.rā. 2.20) ### [2.283.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.283.p2) atra mṛgāṇāṃ santrāsana-yaṣṭi-samāghrāṇa-laulyena munīnāṃ hāsaḥ | > Here, the laughter of the sages is caused by the deer's greed in sniffing the frightening stick. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.2.283) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.283](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.283) · Pramāṇa