#051 , VERSES 51 TO 55
51. Apasara sakhee! Duuraat asmaat kat`aaksha vishaanalaat, Prakriti vishamaad yooshit sarvaad, vilaasa phan`aa bhritaha, Itara phan`inaad asht`as- s`akyas cikitsatum aushadhais, Chatura vanitaa bhoogi grastam, tyajanti hi mantrin`aha. The poet is comparing a prostitute/debauching woman to a serpant. The doctors who cure snake bites, bring herbs and roots and use them to reduce the intensity of venom. But they know that it is not possible to heal a person bitten by a debauching woman and leave such persons to their fate. The poet advises: ‘Oh friend! Stay away from the gorgeous woman and her luxurious looks emit fierce beams of fire from the multi-heads of a ferocious serpant.’ 52. Vistaaritam makara keetana dhiivareen`a Strii sangnitam bad`isam atra bhavaambu raas`au, Teena aciraat tad adharaamisha loola martya, matsyaan vikrishya sa padati yanuraaga vahnau. This is a well-knit of verse of similes. The poet is comparing Cupid to a fisherman. (Makara keetana = Cupid havi...