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aṅgaṃ candanapaṅkapaṅkajabisacchedāvalīnaṃ muhus tāpaḥ śāpa ivaiṣa śoṣaṇapaṭuḥ kampaḥ sakhīkampanaḥ /
śvāsāḥ saṃvṛtatārahārarucayaḥ saṃbhinnacīnāṃśukā jātaḥ prāgatidāhavedanamahārambhaḥ sa tasyā jvaraḥ //

Her body repeatedly clings to sandalwood paste, lotuses, and sliced lotus fibers; / this heat, like a curse, is adept at drying her up; her trembling shakes her female companions; / her sighs dim the luster of her pearl necklace and burst open her Chinese silk; / that fever of hers has arisen, a great undertaking of intense burning pain.