Verse 20

Śataka
Śṛṅgāra Śatakaशृङ्गारशतकम्
Chapter
Commendation of Womenस्त्रीप्रशंसा
Chhanda
Hariṇīहरिणी

[shringara-20]

प्रणयमधुराः प्रेमोदारा रसाश्रयतां गताःफणितिमधुरा मुग्धप्रायाः प्रकाशितसंमदाःप्रकृतिसुभगा विसंभार्द्राः स्मरोदयदायिनोरहसि किमपि स्वैरालापा हरन्ति मृगीदृशाम्‌ ॥२०॥

praṇayamadhurāḥ premodārā rasāśrayatāṃ gatāḥphaṇitimadhurā mugdhaprāyāḥ prakāśitasaṃmadāḥprakṛtisubhagā visaṃbhārdrāḥ smarodayadāyinorahasi kimapi svairālāpā haranti mṛgīdṛśām‌ ||20||

Translation

Sweet with affection (removes the tiredness); oozing with love; filled with the ‘Shringaara’ (erotic) sentiment; mixed with the sweet juice; pleasing the ears with the innocence; expressing the desire for union; naturally pleasant; showing total surrender; raising the passion in the heart; the ‘soft words’ of the deer-eyed girls in private, somehow steal the mind! ॥ 20 ॥