Canonical Ref: BK 11.24
Metrical Form: इन्द्रवज्रा
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
चक्षूंषि कान्तान्यपि साऽञ्जनानि ताम्बूल-रक्तं च स-रागमोष्ठम् । कुर्वन्स-वासं च सु-गन्धि वक्त्रं चक्रे जनः केवल-पक्ष-पातम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
(In) making even their charming eyes have collyrium, their (already) colourful lip reddened with betel roll and their fragrant mouth have scent, mere partiality was practised by the womenfolk.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 11.24. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.