Verse 4

Śataka
Śṛṅgāra Śatakaशृङ्गारशतकम्
Chapter
Commendation of Womenस्त्रीप्रशंसा
Chhanda
Śikhariṇīशिखरिणी

[shringara-04]

क्वचित्सुभ्रूभङ्गैः क्वचिदपि च लज्जापरिणतैःक्वचिद्भीतित्रस्तैः क्वचिदपि च लीलाविलसितैःकुमारीणामेभिर्मदनसुभगैर्नेत्रचलितैःस्फुरन्नीलाब्जानां प्रकरपरिकीर्णा इव दिशः ॥४॥

kvacitsubhrūbhaṅgaiḥ kvacidapi ca lajjāpariṇataiḥkvacidbhītitrastaiḥ kvacidapi ca līlāvilasitaiḥkumārīṇāmebhirmadanasubhagairnetracalitaiḥsphurannīlābjānāṃ prakaraparikīrṇā iva diśaḥ ||4||

Translation

The quarters appear as if spread out fully with the blossoming blue lotuses, through the various eye-movements of these young girls, which are expressive of love - (by movements) like, sometimes bending the eye-brow (known as ‘Rechita’ (contraction of the eye-brow); sometimes completely filled with shyness; sometimes extremely frightened and apprehensive; sometimes gesturing playfully. ॥ 4 ॥