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# Shatakatraya 2.20

Śatakatraya 2.20

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.20)

praṇaya-madhurāḥ premodgārā rasāśrayatāṃ gatāḥ  
phaṇiti-madhurā mugdha-prāyāḥ prakāśita-sammadāḥ |  
prakṛti-subhagā visrambhārdrāḥ smarodaya-dāyinī  
rahasi kim api svairālāpā haranti mṛgīdṛśām ||

> Sweet with affection, bursting with love, turned to vessels of aesthetic relish, / sweet in expression, mostly naive, displaying joy, / naturally charming, moist with trust, giving rise to Smara— / in secret, the spontaneous conversations of fawn-eyed women captivate beyond measure.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.2.20) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.9.20) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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