Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 20

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akaruṇa mṛṣābhāśāsindho vimuñca mamāñcalaṃ tava paricitaḥ snehaḥ samyaṅmayetyabhidhāyinīm /
aviralagaladvāṣpāṃ tanvīṃ nirastavibhūṣaṇāṃ ka iha bhavatīṃ bhadre nidre vinā vinivedayet //

“O pitiless one, ocean of false speech! Release my garment’s hem; your affection has been thoroughly known by me!” / Who in this world, O gentle Sleep, except you, could report such a slender maiden with endlessly falling tears, having cast aside her ornaments, saying this?