#046 , VERSES 46 TO 50
46. Noo satya mrigaanka eeshoo vadanii bhuutoo, na ca indiivara dvandvam loocana taam gatam, na kanakair api anga yasht`ih krita, Kim tveevam kavi bhihi prataaritaam anaastatvam vijaanan api Tvang maamsaasthi mayam vapur mriga dris`aam mandoo janaha seevatee. This verse is a jibe/taunt against poets who describe women with exaggerated similes comparing them with the moon, lotus, lightning etc. He sneers that even wise, discriminating men get misled by poets. The face is not the moon. The eyes are not lotus petals. The body is not made of gold. The body is of flesh and bones. 47. Liilavatiinaam sahajaa vilaasaa, Sta eeva muud`hasya hridi sphuranti Raagoo nasinyaa nisarga siddhas tatra bhramati eeva mudhaa shad`anghri. Here is a beautiful metaphor. Red color is natural to a red tulip. Yet, the bee gets tempted and orbits around it. Bewitching looks are natural to lasses. Yet fools persuade themselves that the looks are aimed at them. 48. Yadeetat puurn`eendu dyuti ha...