प्रास्ताविकविलासः ।
२९
व्योमनि बीजाकुरुते चित्रं निर्माति सुन्दरं पवने ।
रचयति रेखाः सलिले यस्तु खले चराति सत्कारम् ॥ १७ ॥
हारं वक्षसि केनापि दृत्तमज्ञेन मर्कटः ।
लेढि जिघ्ति संक्षिप्य करोत्युन्नतमासनम् ॥ ९८ ॥
मलिनेऽपि रागपूर्णा विकसितवदनाममन्दजल्पेऽपि ।
त्वायि चपलेऽपि च सरसां भ्रमर कथं वा सरोजिनीं त्यजासि ९९॥
स्वार्थ धनानि धनिकात्पतिगृह्णतोऽपि
स्वास्यं भजेन्मलिनतां किमिढं विचित्रम् ।
गृह्णन्परार्थमपि वारिनिधेः पयोऽपि
मेघोऽयमेति सकलोऽपि च कालिमानम् ॥ १०० ॥
जनकः सानुविशेषो जातिः काष्टं भुजंगमैः सङ्गः ।
स्वगुणैरेव पटीरज यातोऽसि तथापि महिमानम् ॥ १०१ ॥
97 He, who treats a wicked man well, only
ploughs the sky for seeds, paints a beautiful picture
on ( the canvas of ) wind, and draws lines in water!
08 The monkey licks, smellIs, and gathering it up
makes an elevated seat of, a necklace which was put
round his neck by some thoughtless man !
99 Why dost thou, O bee, abandon the lotus-plant
which is full of attachment (or possessing red colour
for thee ) though thou art dirty, whose face blooms up
even though thou protestest too much (or hummest
greatly), and which is full of love (or juice) though
thou art fickle ?
100 What wonder is there that the fa ce of a man
accepting money from a wealthy man for his own use,
should wear a faded appearance ? for this cloud here is
wholly darkened, though he receives water from the
ocean only for the sake of others !
101 Thy father is some peak of the mountain, thy
genus is wood, and thy association with serpents.