The Story of Surasundarī 4.21

4.21

khaṇapariciyadullahalōyakāraṇē kīsa! taṁ mihasi?
muñcasu garuyavisāyaṁ vivarīō hayavihī jēṇa

[Saying to myself:] “Why do you languish for the sake of one known for a mere moment and hard to obtain?
Abandon this heavy dejection, for accursed Fate is adverse!”