भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

Verse 21

पीतौष्ठ-रागाणि हृताऽञ्जनानि भास्वन्ति लोलैरलकैर्मुखानि । प्रातः कृताऽर्थानि यथा विरेजुस्तथा न पूर्वेद्युरलंकृतानि ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: The shining faces wherefrom the paint on the lips had been licked off and the collyrium (from the eyes) had come off (but only after they) had fulfilled their purpose, looked so brilliant in the early morning, (as though) they had never been embellished so the previous day.

Verse 22

प्रजागराऽऽताम्र-विलोचनाऽन्ता निरञ्जनाऽलक्तक-पत्र-लेखाः । तुल्या इवाऽऽसन्परिखेद-तन्व्यो वास-च्युताः सेवित-मन्मथाभिः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: The women that were deprived of the company (of their husbands), the corners of whose eyes were reddish through wakefulness and who did not have (any more) collyrium and lac-painting of leaves and who were ematiated by excessive worry (fatigue), were comparable to those who had enjoyed love.

Verse 23

आबद्ध-नेत्राऽञ्जन-पङ्क-लेशस्ताम्बूल-रागं बहुलं दधानः । चकार कान्तोऽप्यधरोऽङ्गनानां सहोषितानां पतिभिर्लघुत्वम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Bearing the ample redness of the betel roll, the attractive lower lip to which a bit of wet collyrium from the eyes had got stuck brought lowliness to the ladies who had stayed in the company of their husbands

Verse 24

चक्षूंषि कान्तान्यपि साऽञ्जनानि ताम्बूल-रक्तं च स-रागमोष्ठम् । कुर्वन्स-वासं च सु-गन्धि वक्त्रं चक्रे जनः केवल-पक्ष-पातम् ॥

Metre: इन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: (In) making even their charming eyes have collyrium, their (already) colourful lip reddened with betel roll and their fragrant mouth have scent, mere partiality was practised by the womenfolk.

Verse 25

क्षतैरसंचेतित-दन्त-लब्धैः संभोग-कालेऽवगतैः प्रभाते ।अ-शङ्कताऽन्योन्य-कृतं व्यलीकं वियोग-बाह्योऽपि जनोऽतिरागात् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: On account of the scars that were unknowingly received from the teeth at the time of intercourse and detected in the morning, even the couple that was without separation, suspected, through excessive love, a fraud practised by each upon the other.

Verse 26

नेत्रेषुभिः संयुत-पक्ष्म-पत्रैः कर्णाऽन्त-कृष्टैरुरु-केश-शूलाः । स्तनोरु-चक्रास्तत-कर्ण-पाशाः स्त्री-योद्ध-मुख्या जयिनो विचेरुः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: The chief warriors , in the form of ladies who bore spears in the form of (their) long hair, huge discs of breasts, and wide nooses of ears, moved about winning victory with the arrows of eyes to which feathers of eyelashes were fixed and which were stretched (right) up to the tips of their ears.

Verse 27

पयो-धरांश्चन्दन-पङ्क-दिग्धान्वासांसि चाऽमृष्ट-मृजानि दृष्ट्वा । स्त्रीणां स-पत्न्यो जहृषुः प्रभाते मन्दायमानाऽनुशयैर्मनोभिः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: On observing the ladies' breasts besmeared with sandal paste and (their) garments having their cleanness unsullied, (their) co-wives rejoiced in their minds wherefrom deep hatred was softening down.

Verse 28

स्मराऽऽतुरे चेतसि लब्ध-जन्मा रराज लोलोऽपि गुणाऽपहार्यः । कुतूहलान्नेत्र-गवाक्ष-संस्थः पश्यन्निवाऽन्योन्य-मुखानि रागः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Though fickle and removable by (the opposite ) quality, the passion that had taken (its) birth in the mind agitated by Cupid and was seated through curiosity in the windows in the form of eyes as though looking at each others' faces, shone (brightly).

Verse 29

गतेऽतिभूमिं प्रणये प्रयुक्ता- न-बुद्धि-पूर्वं परिलुप्तसंज्ञः ।आत्माऽनुभूतानपि नोपचारान्स्मराऽऽतुरः संस्मरति स्म लोकः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Love having reached its utmost height (culmination) a couple whose awareness had disappeared and was agitated by Cupid did not remember the actions that were committed unknowingly though they were experienced by their own selves.

Verse 30

वस्त्रैरनत्युल्बण-रम्य-वर्णैर्विलेपनैः सौरभ-लक्ष्मणीयैः ।आस्यैश्च लोकः परितोष-कान्तै- रसूचयल्लब्ध-पदं रहस्यम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: The couple indicated the secret that had (left) its marks by means of the garments that did not bear bright attractive hues, the unguents (that were) detectable only through fragrance and faces that beamed with satisfaction.

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