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# Arjuna and the Hunter 4.3

Kirātārjunīya 4.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.4.3)

nirīkṣyamāṇā iva vismayākulaiḥ payobhir unmīlitapadmalocanaiḥ  
hṛtapriyādṛṣṭivilāsavibhramā mano 'sya jahruḥ śapharīvivṛttayaḥ //

> The darting turns of the śaphari fish captivated his mind, / as if he were being watched by waters bewildered with wonder, / their lotus-eyes opened wide, / robbing the coquettish charm of his beloved’s gaze.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya~en-mt.4.3) — English, machine translation

## Commentaries (1)

- [Ghaṇṭāpatha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya!mallinatha.4.3) — Mallinātha Sūri, Sanskrit

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