Love
Epigram III
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Love
Girls with the startled eyes of forest deer,
And fluttering hands that drip
With sandal-water; bathing-halls with clear
Deep pools to float and dip;
The light moon blown across the shadowy hours,
Cool winds, and odorous flowers,
And the high terraced roof, — all things enhance
In Summer love's sweet trance.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram III.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/2/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram III.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/2/.
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