Canonical Ref: BK 10.40
Metrical Form: औपच्छन्दसिक
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
समतां शशि-लेखयोपयाया- दवदाता प्र-तनुः क्षयेण सीता । यदि नाम कलङ्क इन्दु-लेखा- मतिवृत्तो लघयेन्न चाऽपि भावी ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
"If, indeed, a past or a future blot would not render the crescent of the moon lowly, then the pure and extremely slender Sita would attain a semblance to the crescent moon, on account of her waning.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 10.40. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.