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नूनं तस्याः प्रबल-रुदितोच्छूननेत्रं प्रियाया
निःश्वासानामशिशिरतया भिन्न-वर्णाधरोष्ठम् ।
हस्तन्यस्तं मुखमसकल-व्यक्ति लम्बालकत्वाद्-
इन्दोर्दैन्यं त्वदनुसरण-क्लिष्टकान्तेर्बिभर्ति ॥ २.२४॥

Certainly, her strongly crying, raised eyes show love. Breathing in the chill, her lips part. Hands raised, face revealed with innocence, she experien...

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आलोके ते निपतति पुरा सा बलिव्याकुला वा
मत्सादृश्यं विरहतनु वा भावगम्यं लिखन्ती ।
पृच्छन्ती वा मधुरवचनां सारिकां पञ्जरस्थां
कच्चिद्-भर्तुः स्मरसि रसिके त्वं हि तस्य प्रियेति ॥ २.२५॥

In your sight, she falls before you, anxious like a sacrificial offering or writes her body’s feelings of separation. She may ask sweet words to the f...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) sight (7) fall (63) anxious (1) sacrificial (2) body (170) feelings (2) separation (258) writing (10) sweet words (2) attendant (1) enclosure (1) lover (13) beloved (86) yearning (59) playful (36) communication (65) romantic (55) expressive (4) emotional (28) imagery (157)

उत्सङ्गे वा मलिनवसने सौम्य निक्षिप्य वीणां
मद्गोत्राङ्कं विरचितपदं गेयमुद्गातुकामा ।
तन्त्रीमार्द्रां नयनसलिलैः सारयित्वा कथंचिद्
भूयो भूयः स्वयमपि कृतां मूर्च्छनां विस्मरन्ती ॥ २.२६॥

During union, in a soiled garment, she gently places the veena, decorating her feet with the family mark. Longing to sing, she moves fingers on string...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) union (125) soiled garment (1) veena (12) feet (34) family mark (1) sing (1) fingers (8) strings (1) tears (84) fainting (1) forget (1) romantic (55) musical (2) emotional (28) intensity (49) longing (690) expression (146) beauty (1797) sensuality (306) devotion (933)

शेषान् मासान् विरहदिवस-स्थापितस्यावधेर्वा
विन्यस्यन्ती भुवि गणनया देहली-दत्तपुष्पैः ।
संभोगं वा हृदय-निहितारम्भमास्वादयन्ती ( मत्सङ्गं वा)
प्रायेणैते रमण-विरहेष्वङ्गनानां विनोदाः ॥ २.२७॥

For months, on days of separation, she places offerings of flowers in the court. Experiencing union in heart and soul, these acts are pleasures of wom...

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सव्यापारामहनि न तथा पीडयेन्मद्वियोगः ( पीडयेद्विप्रयोगः)
शङ्के रात्रौ गुरुतरशुचं निर्विनोदां सखीं ते ।
मत्संदेशैः सुखयितुमलं पश्य साध्वीं निशीथे
तामुन्निद्रामवनि-शयनां सौध-वातायनस्थः ॥ २.२८॥

Separation does not torment the left-side movement of the heart during the day; at night, the pure companion suffers deeply. Using messages, the chast...

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स्निग्धाः सख्यः क्षणमपि दिवा तां न मोक्ष्यन्ति तन्वीं
एकप्रख्या भवति हि जगत्यङ्गनानां प्रवृत्तिः ।
स त्वं रात्रौ जलद शयनासन्न-वातायानस्थः
कान्तां सुप्ते सति परिजने वीतनिद्रामुपेयाः ॥ ? ॥

The delicate young woman is surrounded by friends who, even for a moment in the day, do not let her go. She becomes the center of all activity among w...

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अन्वेष्टव्यामवनिशयने सन्निकीर्णैकपार्श्वां
तत्पर्यन्त-प्रगलित-लवैश्छिन्न-हारैरिवास्रैः ।
भूयो भूयः कठिनविषमां सारयन्तीं कपोलाद्
आमोक्तव्यामयमितनखेनैकवेणीं करेण ॥ ? ॥

She must be sought carefully, lying on one side, with scattered ornaments and broken garlands around her. Again and again, she pours difficult-to-bear...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) sought (1) careful (3) side (1) scattered (2) ornaments (49) broken (1) garlands (12) repeated (1) emotions (40) cheeks (24) single hand (1) skill (51) intimacy (234) erotic (40) tension (26) gestures (23) delicate (21) romantic (55) management (17) feminine (63)

आधिक्षामां विरहशयने संनिषण्णैकपार्श्वां
प्राचीमूले तनुमिव कलामात्रशेषां हिमांशोः ।
नीता रात्रिः क्षण इव मया सार्धमिच्छारतैर्या
तामेवोष्णैर्विरह-महतीमश्रुभिर्यापयन्तीम् ॥ २.२९॥

At the head of the bed of separation, she sits on one side, her slender body like a trace of art’s perfection. Guided by my desire, the night passes a...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) head (2) bed (8) separation (258) sitting (2) slender (4) body (170) art (73) perfection (22) night (145) desire (898) suffering (358) tears (84) longing (690) emotional (28) intensity (49) romantic (55) expression (146) feminine (63) beauty (1797) devotion (933)

पादानिन्दोरमृत-शिशिरान् जालमार्ग-प्रविष्टान्
पूर्वप्रीत्या गतमभिमुखं संनिवृत्तं तथैव ।
चक्षुः खेदात् सलिलगुरुभिः पक्ष्मभिश्छादयन्तीं
साभ्रेऽह्नीव स्थलकमलिनीं न प्रबुद्धां न सुप्ताम् ॥ २.३०॥

Entering the pathways like a web of cool dew on her feet, she moves toward the front with love, returning similarly. Eyes, overwhelmed with sorrow, hi...

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निःश्वासेनाधर-किसलय-क्लेशिना विक्षिपन्तीं
शुद्धस्नानात् परुषमलकं नूनमागण्ड-लम्बम् ।
मत्संभोगः कथमुपनमेत् स्वप्नजोऽपीति निद्रां
आकाङ्क्षन्तीं नयनसलिलोत्पीड-रुद्धावकाशाम् ॥ २.३१॥

With sighing, the lips are moist and troubled, dripping tears. After pure bathing, she becomes flushed. How could union in dreams provide satisfaction...

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