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The Hundred Verses of Amaru 1.73

Amaruśataka 1.73

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Sanskrit

1.73

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 festoon of welcome was fashioned with joy alone, not with blue water-lilies; / a shower of flowers was made with a smile, not with jasmine or royal jasmine blossoms; / an offering of honor was made with her two breasts trickling sweat, not with water from a pitcher: / by her own limbs alone did the slender maiden perform auspicious rites for her entering beloved.

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