[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Gnomic verse and anthologies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita) › [Shatakatraya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya) › 2.26 # Shatakatraya 2.26 Śatakatraya 2.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.26) āmīlita-nayanānāṃ yaḥ surataraso 'nu saṃvidaṃ bhāti | mithurair mitho 'vadhāritamavitatham idam eva kāma-nirbarhaṇam || > The relish of love which shines upon consciousness / for those whose eyes are half-closed, / perceived mutually by the pair— / this alone is the true fulfillment of desire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.25) - [Next: 2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.27) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.2.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.10.26) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.26) · Pramāṇa