Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c78.s2.97

v2.c78.s2.97

(*v*) *Eyes*.—Compared with deer—VII. 53. Sivarāmamūrti observes : “The width and beauty of the eye of the fawn is proverbial. But the one thing to be noted in this comparison is that Śrīharṣa closely observes and dismisses the long streak proceeding from the root of the eye nearest the nose of the deer as unworthy of the beauty of King Nala and tells by means of a clever pun that this streak distinguishes the eyes of the fawn from his.”