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Gita Govinda 2.12.10

Gītagovinda 2.12.10

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2.12.10

māra-aṅke rati-keli-saṃkula-raṇa-ārambhe tayā sāhasa-
prāyam kānta-jayāya kiṃcit upari prārambhi yat-sambhramāt /
niṣpandā jaghana-sthalī śithilā doḥ-valliḥ utkampitam
vakṣaḥ mīlitam akṣi pauruṣa-rasaḥ strīṇām kutaḥ sidhyati //

On the battlefield of love, at the onset of the tumult of erotic play, rashly, in her flurry / she mounted above to conquer her beloved; / but her hips grew motionless, the creepers of her arms slackened, her chest trembled, / her eyes closed: how can women succeed in the masculine role?

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