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# Shatakatraya 2.19

Śatakatraya 2.19

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.19)

ime tāruṇya-śrī-nava-parimalāḥ prauḍha-suratapratāpa-  
prārambhāḥ smara-vijaya-dāna-pratibhuvaḥ |  
ciraṃ cetaś corā abhinava-vikāraika-guravo  
vilāsa-vyāpārāḥ kim api vijayante mṛga-dṛśām ||

> These fresh fragrances of the beauty of youth, / the beginnings of the majesty of mature lovemaking, sureties that grant victory to Smara, / constant thieves of the heart, sole preceptors of new agitation— / the playful movements of fawn-eyed women reign supreme beyond words.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.2.19) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.9.19) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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