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The Hundred Verses of Amaru 1.229

Amaruśataka 1.229

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Sanskrit

1.229

dīrghā vandanamālikā viracitā hṛṣṭyaiva nendīvaraiḥ
puṣpāṇāṃ prakaraḥ smitena racito no kundajātyādibhiḥ |
dattaḥ svedamucā payodharayuge nārghyo na kumbhāmbhasā
svairevāvayavaiḥ priyasya viśatastanvyā kṛtaṃ maṅgalam ||40||(45)

A long garland of welcome was made by her glance alone, not with blue lotuses;
a scatter of flowers was formed by her smile, not with jasmine or malati;
no water of a pitcher was offered as guest-gift, but by her sweat-yielding pair of breasts—
with her very own limbs the slender maiden made auspicious welcome as her beloved entered. ||40||(45)

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