A History of Sanskrit Literature c15.s1.35
A History of Sanskrit Literature c15.s1.35
- Language
- English
c15.s1.35
‘Smiles, sentiment, shame, fear, glances averted, half-turned towards us, and side-long looks, loving words, jealousy, disputes, and play : all these are the weapons by which women bind us.’ It is absurd to call maidens by that name (*abalā*, feeble):