Verse 14

Śataka
Śṛṅgāra Śatakaशृङ्गारशतकम्
Chapter
Commendation of Womenस्त्रीप्रशंसा
Chhanda
Anuṣṭubhअनुष्टुभ्

[shringara-14]

सति प्रदीपे सत्यग्नौ सत्सु तारामणीन्दुषुविना मे मृगशावाक्ष्या तमोभूतमिदं जगत्‌ ॥१४॥

sati pradīpe satyagnau satsu tārāmaṇīnduṣuvinā me mṛgaśāvākṣyā tamobhūtamidaṃ jagat‌ ||14||

Translation

A lamp is there giving out light; fire is also there; the stars, shining gems are all there; even the moon! Yet, this world is covered in darkness for me, without my beloved with the eyes of a deer-cub! ॥ 14 ॥