Gita Govinda 1.7.27
Gītagovinda 1.7.27
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- Sanskrit
1.7.27
caraṇa-kiśalaye kamalā-nilaye nakha-maṇi-gaṇa-pūjite |
bahir-apavaraṇaṃ yāvaka-bharaṇaṃ janayati hṛdi yojite ||
Because still vain
Is love that feeds on shadow; vain, as thou dost,
To look so deep into the phantom eyes
For that which lives not there; and vain, as thou must,
To marvel why the painted pleasure flies,
When the fair, false wings seemed folded for ever
By Jumna's river.
Translations (2)
- The Indian Song of Songs — Edwin Arnold 1875, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (4)
- Rasikapriyā — Kumbhakarṇa, Sanskrit
- Rasamañjarī — Śaṅkara, Sanskrit
- Śrutirañjanī — Lakṣmīdhara 1567, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Mānāṅka — Mānāṅka, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Padāvalī — Vidyāpati, Sanskrit