Verse 5

Śataka
Śṛṅgāra Śatakaशृङ्गारशतकम्
Chapter
Commendation of Womenस्त्रीप्रशंसा
Chhanda
Śārdūlavikrīḍitaशार्दूलविक्रीडित

[shringara-05]

वक्त्रं चन्द्रविकासि पङ्कजपरीहासक्षमे लोचनेवर्णः स्वर्णमपाकरिष्णुरल्रिनीजिष्णुः कचानां चयःवक्षोजाविभकुम्भविभ्रमहरौ गुर्वी नितंबस्थलीवाचां हारि च मार्दवं युवतिषु स्वाभाविकं मण्डनम्‌ ॥५॥

vaktraṃ candravikāsi paṅkajaparīhāsakṣame locanevarṇaḥ svarṇamapākariṣṇuralrinījiṣṇuḥ kacānāṃ cayaḥvakṣojāvibhakumbhavibhramaharau gurvī nitaṃbasthalīvācāṃ hāri ca mārdavaṃ yuvatiṣu svābhāvikaṃ maṇḍanam‌ ||5||

Translation

The pretty face shining like a moon; two eyes capable of ridiculing the beauty of the lotuses; body-hue equaling the shine of the gold; clump of dark hair excelling the blackness of the bees; pair of breasts stealing the attractiveness of the elephant heads; the portion at the back below the waist, very heavy; speech soft and pleasing; all these are decorations of the young women by nature. ॥ 5 ॥