Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 362

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acchācchacandanarasārdrakarā mṛgākṣyo dhārāgṛhāṇi kusumāni ca kaumudī ca /
mando marut sumanasaḥ śuci harmyapṛṣṭhaṃ grīṣme madaṃ ca madanaṃ ca vivardhayanti //

Fawn-eyed women with hands moist with purest sandal-paste, shower-houses, flowers, and moonlight, / a gentle wind, blossoms, and the clean roof of a mansion—in summer these heighten both passion and intoxication.