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# Rasarnavasudhakara 2.336

Rasārṇavasudhākara 2.336

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.336](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.336)

ghora-śravaṇād, yathā-  
śrutvā niḥsāṇa-rāṇaṃ raṇa-bhuvi bhavato mādhava-kṣmādhavendra  
prāpya pratyarthi-vīrāḥ kula-śikhari-guhāṃ gūḍha-gāḍhāndhakārām |  
līnā lūna-pratāpā nija-kaṭaka-maṇi-śreṇikānti-prakarṣa-  
sraṣṭāraṃ naṣṭa-dhairyāḥ kamala-bhuvam aho hanta nindanti mandam ||

> \[Fear\] from hearing something terrifying, as in:  
> “Hearing the roar of your kettledrum on the battlefield, O lord of kings Mādhava,  
> the hostile warriors entered a cave of the principal mountain, dense with hidden darkness;  
> vanished, their prowess shattered, their courage lost, they softly blame—alas, alack!—  
> Brahma, the creator of the brilliant splendor of the gems in their own diadems.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.336.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.336.p1)

atilaukikāt kāraṇād uttamasya, yathā-

> \[Fear\] in a superior character from an extraordinary cause, as in:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.2.336) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Rasasudhākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.rasasudhakara.4.152) — Sanskrit

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