Carudatta 3.2

3.2

vidūṣakaḥ---bho vayasya! ko kālo kidaparighosaṇadā ṇisampādāe rāamaggā. kukkurā vi osuttā . vaaṃ ṇiddaṃ ṇa labhāmo . aṇṇaṃ ca dāṇi accharīaṃ . imaṃ hadavīṇaṃ ṇa ramāmi . ahiaviḍhatthāṇe vicchiṇṇatantiā hodu. [bho vayasya! kaḥ kālaḥ kṛtaparighoṣaṇatayā niḥsampātā rājamārgāḥ . kukkurā apyavasuptāḥ vayaṃ nidrāṃ na labhāmahe . anyacchedānīmāścaryam. imāṃ hatavīṇāṃ na rame. adhikadṛḍhasthāne vicchinnatantrīkā bhavatu.]
nāyakaḥ---vayasya! bhāvaśābalenā bahuśaḥ khalvadya madhuraṃ gītam. na ca bhavān ramate.
vidūṣakaḥ---ado evva edaṃ ahaṃ ṇa ramāmi. mahuraṃ pi bahu khādiśraṃ ajiṇṇaṃ hodi. [ata evetāmahaṃ ta rame . madhuramapi bahu khāditamajīrṇaṃ bhavati.]
nāyakaḥ---sarvathā suvyaktaṃ gītam. kutaḥ,
raktaṃ ca tāramadhuraṃ ca samaṃ sphuṭaṃ ca
bhāvārpitaṃ ca na ca sābhinayaprayogam.
kiṃ vā praśasya vividhairbahu tattaduktvā
bhittyantaraṃ yadi bhaved yuvatīti vidyām.. 2 ..

Jester—Oh friend, what an hour it is! The proclamation having been made, the king's highways are empty of passers-by. Even the dogs are asleep, yet we find no sleep. And another thing is surprising now: I do not enjoy this wretched lute. May its strings snap in the firmest place!
Hero—My friend, sweet indeed was the singing today, manifold with emotional nuance. And yet you do not enjoy it?
Jester—For that very reason I do not enjoy it. Even sweet food, eaten in large quantities, causes indigestion.
Hero—It was sung clearly in every respect. For:
It was passionate, shrill and sweet, balanced and clear, / imbued with emotion, yet not an exaggerated theatrical performance. / What use is praising it at length with manifold phrases? / If there were a wall between us, I would have thought it was a young woman! (2)