Canonical Ref: BK 11.33
Metrical Form: इन्द्रवज्रा
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
दन्तच्छदे प्रज्वलिताऽग्नि-कल्पे ताम्बूल-रागस्तृण-भार-तुल्यः । न्यस्तः किमित्यूचुरुपेत-भावा गोष्ठीषु नारीस्तरुणीर्युवानः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
On the lip, comparable to fire, why is there the red dye of the betel-roll, comparable to a bundle of grass ?” Thus did the young men , in whom love had advanced, address the young damsels.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 11.33. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.