A History of Sanskrit Literature c15.s2.19

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c15.s2.19

‘As they lay together the fair maiden, hearing her rival’s name, averted her head in anger and vehemently repulsed her lover despite his flatteries. But when he stayed still, straightway she turned her neck fearing he had fallen asleep.’ A lively dialogue is compressed into the following stanza, which is a marvel of brevity:

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