प्रास्ताविकविलासः ।
३५
मृतस्य लिप्सा कृपणस्य दिवत्सा विमार्गगायाश्च रुचिः स्वकान्ते ।
सर्वस्य शान्तिः कुटिलस्य मैत्री विधातृसृष्टौ न हि दृष्टपूर्वा ॥१२४॥
उत्तमानामपि स्त्रीणां विश्वासो नैव विद्यते ।
राजप्रियाः कैरविण्यो रमन्ते मधुपैः सह ॥ १२५ ॥
अयाचितः सुखं दत्ते याचितञ्च न यच्छति ।
सर्वस्वं चापि हरते विधिरुच्छृंखलो चृणाम् ॥ १२६ ॥
द्राद्दृण्डद्व्यकुण्डलीकृतलसत्कोदण्डचण्डाशुग-
ध्वस्तोद्दण्डविपक्षमण्डलमथ स्वां वीक्ष्य मध्येरणम् ।
exuberance of modesty which they feel, on hearing
their own praises snng sweerly by the
buzzing bees.
124. A desire to gain (something) in a dead man,
the longing to donate in a miser, fondness for her
husband in a woman of evil ways. peace in a serpent,
Swarms of
friendship in a crooked man-none of these is ever seen
before in the creation of Brahma
125 There never can be any confidence in wromen,
even of the best type. The night-lotus plants, beloved
of the moon, play with bees. ( Implied meaning of the
second line : The lady-loves of kings play amorously
with drunkards ).
126. The wayward (lit. unfettered ) fate gives
happiness to men, unasked; but, when asked, never
gives, and, besides, takes
possess !
127 On seeing thee in the thick of the battle with
the circle of formidable enemies blasted by thy fierce
a way everything they
arrows discharged from the shining bow bent round
( when drawn) by the pair of mighty hands, which