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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Linked texts (2)
- Kāvyasaṅgraha — Sanskrit
- Alaṅkārakaustubha (Viśveśvarabhaṭṭa) — Viśveśvarabhaṭṭa 1700, Sanskrit