åäªä©éõ ôèȨ íä¨òÐòîë å¨äªä¨Äëª 1111
âëäªä©õóª áèëªô©Èª çôóª

åùª å©éõ

though you are of extreme soft touch

ôèȨ	Hail to you !

íä¨òÐòîë

O! `Anicha' blossom!

å¨äªä¨Äëª

much more than you

âëùª å©õóª

softer than

áèëª

by me

ô©Èªçôóª

the one loved

 

The `Anicham' is said to be the softest of all flowers. ut softer still is the maiden I love (1111).

ëùõÐæèú¨äª éëáèêÐê¨ â墪îò ¬ôóªæúª 1112
çùõÐæèÑëª ·âôèæÐÆëª öäª×

ëùõÐæèú¨äª

when I see (the several) flowers

éëáèêÐê¨

you are enchanted

â墪îò

O! Mind!

¬ôóªæúª

the eyes of this maiden

çùõÐæèÑëª

seen (described) by many

· øæÐÆëª

comparable to (different) flowers

öäª×

thus

The beauty of flowers that people see in your eyes
bears no comparison to the loving beauty that
I see in them (1112).

 
Ë÷¨îëä¨ ËêÐêëª Ë×ôùª âô÷¨åè÷ª÷몠 1113
îôùªãúªæúª îôáªêÐîêè óôìªÆ

Ë÷¨îëä¨

body tender like a shoot

ËêÐê몠 Ë×ôùª

teeth like pearls

âô÷¨åè÷ª÷ëª

naturally fragrant

îôùªãúªæúª

collyrium-painted eyes like the lance that pierces

îôáªêÐîêèóª

arms (long and slender) like bamboo shoots

íôìªÆ

to her

 
Her arms are like the tender shoots of the bamboo, her teeth are like pearls, her breath is of great fragrance and her eyes are like the lance that pierces (1113).

 
æèú¨÷ª Æôéó æô¨ÈªåÐÊ å¨ùäªîåèæÐÆë ª 1114
ëèúª¬éÈ æúªâúèôªîôëª öäª×

 

Æôéó

the lotus

æô¨ÈªåÐÊ

bend

å¨ùäªîåèæÐÆëª

droop earthwards

ëèúª¬éÈ

(this) well-decked

æúª øôªîôëª

is no match to her eyes

öäª×	(thinking) thus

The lotus, were it to see the beauty of this maiden's eyes, would find its own beauty no comparison and would droop earthwards (1114).

íä¨òÐò窷æÐ æèùªæéóáèóª âçáªêèóª Åàçªç¨÷ªÆ  1115
åùªù çìèí çé÷

íä¨òÐò窷

anicha flower

æèùªæéóáèóª

without removing their stalks

âçáªêèóª

she wore

Åàçªç¨÷ªÆ

(therefore, it broke) her waist

åùªù	auspicious

çìèí	will not sound

çé÷	the drum beat

 

The weight of the Anicha flowers she wears without removing their stalks is enough to break her waist,
to a sad drum beat (1115).

 
ëê¨±ëª ëìåÐéê ËæÄëª í÷¨áè 1116
çê¨á¨äª æù§ªæ¨á ë©äª

ëꨱëª

the moon

ëìåÐéê  ËæÄëª

the face of this maiden also

í÷¨áè

unable to distinguish

çê¨á¨äª

from their places

æù§ªæ¨á

confused (and hence stray)

ë©äª

the stars

Unable to distinguish between the moon and
this maiden's face,the stars may lose their
bearings (1116).

í×ôè᪠å¨é÷åÐê íô¨õÐëê¨æÐÆçª îçèù 1117
ë×ãúªîìè ëèêõÐ ËæêÐÊ

í×ôèáª

the unlit phases (of the infant moon)

å¨é÷åÐê  íô¨õÐ

subsequently waxing fully

ëê¨æÐÆ窠 îçèù

like the moon

ë×ãúªîìè

is there any (black) spot ?

ëèêõР ËæêÐÊ

on this maiden's face

There is no spot on this maiden's face as on the moon; or has it healed recently ? (1117)

ëèêõÐ Ëæëªîçèùª øó¨ô¨ì ôùªéùîáùª 1118
æèêéù ôèȨ ëê¨

ëèêõР Ëæëªîçèùª

like my fair lady's face

øó¨ô¨ì

to shine

ôùªéùîáùª

if you have the ability

æèêéù

(you will be) loved (by me)

ôèȨ	Glory to you!

ëê¨	O!Blessed Moon!

O! Blessed moon! If you too could shine like my
fair lady's face,then I could also perhaps love
you too (1118).

 
ëùõÐ íäªä æúªúèóª ËæëªøêÐê¨ áèá¨äª 1119
çùõÐæèúêÐ îêèäª÷ùª ëê¨

 

ëùõÐ

flower

íäªä

like

æúªúèóª

having eyes

ËæëªøêÐꨠ Íá¨äª

if you want comparison with her face

çùõÐæèú

within the range of sight of many

îêèäª÷ùª

do not appear

ëê¨

O! Moon!

O moon, if you wish to shine like my loved one with eyes like flowers, then you must shine for me alone, not others (1119).

íä¨òÐòËëª íäªäêÐê¨äª ­ô¨±ëª ëèêõР 1120
íïæÐÆ âåÕ¢ªò¨çª çÈëª

íä¨òÐòËëª

Anicha flower

íäªäêÐê¨äª

of the royal swan

­ô¨±ëª

feathers

ëèêõÐ

of the women

íïæÐÆ

for their sole

âåÕ¢ªò¨çª  çÈëª

is the thorny fruits of `Nerinji' plant

Even the softness of the Anicha flower and the swan's feathers are thorny fruits of `Nerinji' plant in comparison with my lady's feet (1120).