Canonical Ref: BK 5.17
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
लक्ष्मीः पुं-योगमाशंसुः कुलटेव कुतूहलात् ।अन्तिकेऽपि स्थिता पत्युश्छलेनाऽन्यं निरीक्षते ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Riches (Laksmi) though seated in the vicinity of her husband looks at another (man) under (some) pretext, like a prostitute, desirous of union with him, out of curiosity.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 5.17. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.