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# The Hundred Verses of Amaru 1.229

Amaruśataka 1.229

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.229](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.srngara.amarusataka.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)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.srngara.amarusataka~en-mt.1.229) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.43.40) — Sanskrit
- [Alaṅkārakaustubha (Viśveśvarabhaṭṭa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.alamkara.alankarakaustubha.3.p340) — Viśveśvarabhaṭṭa 1700, Sanskrit

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