Shatakatraya 2.53
Śatakatraya 2.53
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- Sanskrit
2.53
vistāritaṃ makara-ketana-dhīvareṇa
strī-saṃjñitaṃ baḍiśam atra bhavāmbu-rāśau |
yenācirāt tad-adharāmiṣa-lola-martya-
matsyān vikṛṣya vipacaty anurāga-vahnau ||
The fisherman Makaraketana has cast into this ocean of worldly existence / a fishhook called woman, / with which, having swiftly hooked mortal fish who are greedy for the bait of her lower lip, / he roasts them in the fire of passion.
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Linked texts (2)
- Bhartṛhariśataka — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit
- Ātmānuśāsana (ed. A. N. Upadhye) — Sanskrit