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The Hundred Verses of Amaru 1.101

Amaruśataka 1.101

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Sanskrit

1.101

pīto yataḥ prabhṛti kāmapipāsitena
tasyā mayādhararasaḥ pracuraḥ priyāyāḥ |
tṛṣṇā tataḥ prabhṛti me dviguṇatvameti
tāvaṇyamasti bahu tatra kimapi citram ||68|| *prakṣipto'yaṃ śloka iti arjunavarmadevamahāśayāḥ|
kva prasthitāsi karabhoru ghane niśīthe
prāṇādhiko vasati yatra janaḥ priyo me |
ekākinī vada kathaṃ na bibheṣi bāle
nanvasti puṅkhitaśaro madanaḥ sahāyaḥ ||69||(71)

Ever since, thirsty with desire, / I drank the plentiful nectar of my beloved's lower lip, / ever since then my thirst has doubled; / there is much beauty in it, something wonderful. ||68|| *This stanza is an interpolation, according to the venerable Arjunavarmadeva.*
"Where are you going, maiden with thighs like an elephant's trunk, in the dense midnight?" / "Where my beloved person dwells, who is dearer to me than life." / "Tell me, young girl, are you not afraid all alone?" / "Is not the god of love, with arrow fitted to the notch, my companion?" ||69||(71)

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