Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c5.251

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Then he tells his sister the name and birth of the princes in a long, dry list,¹ and concludes: “These and many other kings of the various lands have come here for thy sake, my beloved, Kṣattriyas that are famous on earth. These men of heroes’ strength will for the sake of thee pierce the wonderful mark. Him that hits this mark, him O fair one, be pleased to-day to choose for husband.” “These highly-adorned youths, decked with ear-rings, the princes among men vying with one another, who believed in their own skill with the bow and their strength, all sprang up, brandishing their weapons. Afire with pride of beauty, heroism, nobility, good repute, wealth, and of youth, like unto Himālaya elephants in rut, and dripping from the fires of rut, looking at one another in the struggle for first place, with the fire of love running through their limbs—they spoke: ‘Kṛṣṇā is mine!’ and rose swiftly from their princely seats.”