Verse 47

Śataka
Śṛṅgāra Śatakaशृङ्गारशतकम्
Chapter
Censure of Womenकामिनीगर्हणम्
Chhanda
Sragdharāस्रग्धरा

[shringara-47]

लीलावतीनां सहजा विलासास्त एव मूढस्य हृदि स्फुरन्तिरागो नलिन्या हि निसर्गसिद्वस्तत्र भ्रमत्येव वृथा षडन््रः ॥४७॥

līlāvatīnāṃ sahajā vilāsāsta eva mūḍhasya hṛdi sphurantirāgo nalinyā hi nisargasidvastatra bhramatyeva vṛthā ṣaḍanraḥ ||47||

Translation

For these coquettish ladies, the charms are natural; yet they provoke the minds of the fools. The red color is natural for the lotus; yet the bee hovers around it wastefully. ॥ 47 ॥