[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Drama (rūpaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays) › [The Trivandrum plays attributed to Bhāsa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa) › [Carudatta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta) › 3.1 # Carudatta 3.1 Cārudatta 3.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3.1) tṛtīyo'ṅkaḥ (tataḥ praviśati nāyako vidhūṣakaśca.) nāyakaḥ---vayasya! vīṇā nāmāsamudrotthitaṃ ratnam. kutaḥ, utkaṇṭhitasya hṛdayānugatā sakhīva saṅkīrṇadoṣarahitā viṣayeṣu goṣṭhī. krīḍāraseṣu madanavyasaneṣu kāntā strīṇāṃ tu kāntarativighnakarī sapatnī .. 1 .. > Third Act > (Then enter the hero and the jester.) > Hero—My friend, the lute is indeed a gem not born of the ocean. For: > To the yearning lover she is like a faithful friend conforming to his heart; / amidst sensual pleasures she is a gathering free from the flaw of vulgarity; / in the delights of play and the afflictions of love she is a beloved mistress, / but to women she is a co-wife who obstructs their lover's pleasure. (1) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.2.15) - [Next: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3.2) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta~en-mt.3.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3.1) · Pramāṇa