[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Poetry (mahākāvya, lyric, messenger poems, stotra, Prakrit kāvya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya) › [Court epics (sargabandha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya) › [Mahābhārata and Nala epics](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata) › [Arjuna and the Hunter](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya) › 9.78 # Arjuna and the Hunter 9.78 Kirātārjunīya 9.78 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.9.78) gatavati nakhalekhālakṣyatām aṅgarāge samadadayitapītātāmrabimbādharāṇām virahavidhuram iṣṭā satsakhīvaṅganānāṃ hṛdayam avalalambe rātrisambhogalakṣmīḥ // > When their cosmetic paste had become visible only by nail-scratches, / and their deep-red bimba lips had been drunk by impassioned lovers, / the splendor of nocturnal enjoyment sustained the women's hearts, / troubled by impending separation, like a dear and faithful female friend. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.9.77) - [Next: 10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.10.1) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya~en-mt.9.78) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Ghaṇṭāpatha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya!mallinatha.8.78) — Mallinātha Sūri, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.9.78) · Pramāṇa