Carudatta 2.2

2.2

gaṇikā---suṭṭhu tue kidaṃ. aviñcidā de diṭṭhī. īdisavaṇṇayyeva. [suṣṭhu tvayā kṛtam, avañcitā te dṛṣṭiḥ. īdṛśavarṇaiva!]
ceṭī---aṇalaṃkidaṃ pi ajjuaṃ maṇḍidaṃ via pekkhāmi. kāmo hi bhaavaṃ aṇavagīdo ūsuvo taruṇajaṇassa. [analaṅkṛtāmapyajjukāṃ maṇḍitāmiva paśyāmi. kāmo hi bhagavānanavagīta utsavastaruṇajanasya.]
gaṇikā---hadāse! ukkaṇṭhidavve kā de radī. [hatāśe! utkaṇṭhitavye kā te ratiḥ.]
ceṭī---ajjue! icchāmi pucchiduṃ bahumāṇo via ramaṇīo kocci rāakumāro. [ajjuke! icchāmi praṣṭuṃ bahumāna iva ramaṇīyaḥ kaścid rājakumāraḥ.]
gaṇikā---ramiduṃ icchāmi, ṇa seviduṃ. [rantumicchāmi, na sevitum.]
ceṭī---kiṇṇu khu vijjāvisesaramaṇīo kocci bramhaṇadārao. [kinnu khalu vidyāviśeṣaramaṇīyaḥ kaścid brāhmaṇadārakaḥ.]
gaṇikā---atthi adibahumado vissambho. pūaṇīo khu so jaṇo. [astyatibahumato viśrambhaḥ . pūjanīyaḥ khalu sa janaḥ.]
ceṭī---kiṇṇu hu vaṇijadārao kocci āgantuo. [kinnu khalu vaṇigdārakaḥ kaścidāgantukaḥ.]

Courtesan: You have guessed right; your sight is not deceived. It is indeed of such a character!
Maidservant: Though unadorned, I see my mistress as if adorned. Indeed, the blessed God of Love is a blameless festival for young people.
Courtesan: Wretched girl! What pleasure do you take in longing?
Maidservant: Mistress! I wish to ask: is it some prince, charming with deep respect?
Courtesan: I wish to take pleasure, not to serve.
Maidservant: Is it perhaps some young Brahmin, charming with exceptional learning?
Courtesan: There is great esteem and trust; indeed, that person is to be worshipped.
Maidservant: Is it then some young merchant who is a stranger?