#041 , VERSES 41 TO 45
DENOUNCING WOMEN OF INSATIABLE LUST 41. Kaanteetyutpala loocaneeti vipula s`roon`ii bhatyutusukareen namat Piinoottunga payoodhareeti sumukhamboo jeeti subhruur iti, Drisht`vaam uhyati moodatee abhi ramatee prastauti vidvaan api pratyaksha as`uci bhastrikaam striyam ahoo moohasya dus`ceestitamaha. The poet wonders: Even a scholar is getting tempted after seeing a damsel who is like a leather puppet and is getting delighted within himself. He tells himself: ‘This lass has lotus eyes. This girl has big hips. This youngster has captivating breasts. This girl has face of a blue tulip. This damsel has a creeper like body. This lady has great brows.’ Thus the scholar is praising women and enjoying within himself. Alas! The misdeeds of temptation! 42. Smritaa bhavati taapaaya, drisht`vaa ca unmaada kaarin`ii, sprisht`aa bhavati moohaaya, Saa naama daitaa katham? The poet wonders how a lass can be called a ‘beloved’, when she causes agony at every stage. She enflames a per...