[shringara-28]
राजन्स्तृष्णाम्बुराशेर्न हि जगति गतः कश्चिदेवावसानंकोवार्थॉ्थः प्रभूतैः स्ववपुषि गलिते यौवने सानुरागेगच्छामः सद्म तावदिविकसितकुमुदेन्दीवरालोकिनीनांआक्रम्याक्रम्य रूपं झटिति न जरया लुप्यते प्रेयसीनाम् ॥२८॥rājanstṛṣṇāmburāśerna hi jagati gataḥ kaścidevāvasānaṃkovārthaॉthaḥ prabhūtaiḥ svavapuṣi galite yauvane sānurāgegacchāmaḥ sadma tāvadivikasitakumudendīvarālokinīnāṃākramyākramya rūpaṃ jhaṭiti na jarayā lupyate preyasīnām ||28||
Translation
O King! No one has reached the other side of the ocean of desire (for wealth) in this world! (There is no contentment ever.) What use is there by the abundance of wealth if the youthful body, full of love is wasting away? We will go home before old age slowly creeps in and quickly robs the beauty of our beloveds, who look out for us with their eyes resembling the fully blossomed white and blue lotuses! ॥ 28 ॥