Verse 22

Śataka
Śṛṅgāra Śatakaशृङ्गारशतकम्
Chapter
Description of the Bliss of Unionसंभोगवर्णनम्
Chhanda
Upajātiउपजाति

[shringara-22]

अदर्शने दर्शनमात्रकामा इष्ट्वा परिष्वड्गसुखैकलोलाआलिङ्गितायां पुनरायताक्ष्यां आशास्महे विग्रहयोरभेदम्‌ ॥२२॥

adarśane darśanamātrakāmā iṣṭvā pariṣvaḍgasukhaikalolāāliṅgitāyāṃ punarāyatākṣyāṃ āśāsmahe vigrahayorabhedam‌ ||22||

Translation

When not seen, only the desire for the vision of the lover is there; when seen, she wants only the joy of embrace; when the pretty girl with her elongated eyes is embraced, we desire only the non-separation of the bodies. ॥ 22 ॥