æèëæР æú¨òÐò¨

the axe of passionate love

ãéìæÐÆëª

will break

å¨é÷öäªÄëª

mental resolve (reserve)

åèÑêÐêèȪ

the bolt of modesty

ô©ÈªêÐê

having secured

æê²

door

The axe of passionate love will simply break the door
of mental resolve which has modesty for a bolt (1251).

 
æèëëª öäøäªî÷è æúªú¨äª×öäª â墪òêÐéê   1252
áèëêÐÊëª ÍÓëª âêèȨùª

æèëëª

love

öäøäªî÷è

that one known as

æúª ¬äª×

without mercy

öäª â墪òêÐéê

my mind

áèëêÐÊëª

even at the dead of night

ÍÓëª âêèȨùª

has for its occupation

Passion is heartless, because even at midnight it
rules over (the heart and) the mind (1252).

ëé÷çªîçäªëäª æèëêÐéê áèîäè Æ÷¨çªµ¬äª÷¨êР 1253
Êëªëùªîçèùª îêèäª÷¨ ô¨Ìëª

ëé÷çªîçäª

try to conceal

ëäª

O!

æèëêÐéê

my infatuation

áèîäè

I

Æ÷¨çªµ

warning

¬äª÷¨

without

Êëªëùªîçèùª

like a sneeze

îêèäª÷¨  ô¨Ìëª

will be out

Even when I try to hide my passion, yet like a sneeze it breaks out without warning (1253).

å¨é÷±éìîáäª öäªîçäªëäª áèîäèöäª æèë몠  1254
ëé÷¬÷åÐÊ ëäª× çÌëª

å¨é÷	ability to contain (my feelings of love)

ãéìîáäª

I have

öäªîçäª

I thought

ëäª

alas!

áèîäè

however I

öäª æèëëª

my passion

ëé÷¬÷åÐÊ

without being concealed

ëäª× çÌëª

has come into the open

I thought I was a picture of modesty, but now my passion has broken out into the open (1254).

 
âò÷ª÷èõÐç¨äª âòùªùèçª âçÕåÐêéæéë æèëîåè᪠   1255
ã÷ª÷èõÐ í÷¨ôâêèäª× íäª×

âò÷ª÷èõÐ

the one who has forsaken

ç¨äª

following

âòùªùè

without (going)

âçÕåÐêéæéë

this great resolve

æèëîåèáª

love sickness

ã÷ª÷èõÐ

whoever has been struck by

í÷¨ôÊ

to know

øäª×

one

íäª×	not possible

Those afflicted with love sickness do not know the
dignity of restraint in going after the beloved
who has deserted them (1255).

 
âò÷ª÷ôõÐ ç¨äªîò÷ùª îôúªï íó¨êÐêîõè  1256
ö÷ª×öäªéä ã÷ª÷ ÊáõÐ ?

âò÷ª÷ôõÐ

one who has forsaken

ç¨äª

following

îò÷ùª

reunion (passion)

îôúªï

desiring

íó¨êÐÊ

is indeed great

íîõè

alas!

ö÷ª×	of what nature?

öäªéä

me

ã÷ª÷	having overtaken

ÊáõÐ	suffering (love sickness)

What sort of passion is this that induces me to
follow the very one who has deserted me ? (1256)

åèúªöä øäªî÷è í÷¨áùëª æèëêÐêèùª   1257
îçú¨áèõÐ âçìªç âòá¨äª

åèúª	sense of modesty

öä øäªî÷è

the one known as

í÷¨áùëª

we will not know

æèëêÐêèùª

due to love

îçú¨áèõÐ

the beloved

âçìªç

what we desire

âòá¨äª

if he does

 

When the lover reciprocates your passion, there is
no place for restraint (1257).

çäªëèáæÐ æóªôäª çú¨âëèȨ íäªî÷èå몠  1258
âçúªéë ãéìæÐÆëª çéì

çäª

several

ëèá

falsehood

æóªôäª

the deceitful one

çú¨âëèȨ

enticing words

íäªî÷è

are they not indeed ?

åëª

my

âçúªéë

femininity

ãéìæÐÆëª

breaking

çéì	force (weapon)

It is the enticing words of this fraudulent man that
breaks the fortress of my womanhood (1258).

µùçªçùª öäòÐâòäªî÷äª µùªù¨îääª â墪ò몠  1259
æùêÐêùª ã×ôÊ æúªÌ

µùçªçùª

I will quarrel

öä	thinking thus

âòäªî÷äª

I went away (to some other place)

µùªù¨îääª

I embraced (him)

â墪òëª

my mind (upon his arrival)

æùêÐêùª  ã×ôÊ

becoming united

æúªÌ

realising

I thought I would feign anger and turn away, but my heart was already with him at the prospect of the embrace (1259).

å¨úëªê©á¨ùª ¬ìªìäªä â墪ò¨äèõÐæÐÆ ãúªîìè   1260
µúõÐåÐÊÃï å¨÷ªîçëª öäùª ?

å¨úëª

fat

ê©á¨ùª

in the fire

¬ìªì

put

íäªä

like

â墪ò¨äèõÐæÐÆ

those of this nature

ãúªîìè

will there be

µúõÐåÐÊ

later unite

Ãï	quarrel (earlier)

å¨÷ªîçëª

will behave

öäùª	like that ?

Rejection of reconciliation is not for those whose hearts melt like butter in the fire (1260).