Love

Epigram XV

by Bhartrihari traditionally 5th–7th century AD

Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)

Love

But to remember her my heart is sad,
To see her is to know
Bewildered thoughts, and touching driveth mad,
How is she dear that worketh only woe?

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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XV.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/14/.

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