अपि मरणमुपैति सा मृगाङ्के
विलसति कैव कथा रसान्तरस्य।
अयि कथमधुना दधाति शान्तिं
विषमशरज्वरतीव्रदेहदाहः॥
Even death would be easier than the burning pain of separation caused by Cupid’s arrows—no other taste remains when love wounds.