Rasarnavasudhakara 3.218

3.218

atha lekhaḥ-
vivakṣitārtha-kalitā patrikā lekha īritaḥ ||

Now, the letter (lekha):
A written leaf endowed with the intended meaning is called a letter.

3.218.p1

92b

3.218.p2

yathā vikramorvaśīye [2.11 padyād anantaram] rājā (vibhāvya)-sakhe ! bhūrja-patra-gato' yam akṣara-vinyāsaḥ | ity ārabhya,

As in the Vikramorvaśīya [after verse 2.11], beginning with: The King (observing): "Friend! This arrangement of syllables is upon a birch-bark leaf!"

3.218.p3

rājā-vayasya aṅguli-svedena dūṣyerann akṣarāṇi | dhāryatām ayaṃ priyāyāḥ sva-hasta-lekhaḥ | ity atra urvaśī-prahita-patrikārtho lekhaḥ |

ending with: The King: "Friend, the syllables might be spoiled by perspiration from the fingers. Let this letter written by the beloved's own hand be held." Here, the content of the leaf sent by Urvaśī is [the subsidiary juncture-element] letter (lekha).