सा यदाभूद्यौवनगा व्यंजितावयवा शुभा । प्रोल्लसत्कुचमध्यांगी प्रोल्लसन्मुखपंकजा
sā yadābhūdyauvanagā vyaṃjitāvayavā śubhā | prollasatkucamadhyāṃgī prollasanmukhapaṃkajā
ସେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ଯୌବନକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେଲା, ଶୁଭଲକ୍ଷଣଯୁକ୍ତ ଓ ସୁଗଠିତ ଅଙ୍ଗପ୍ରତ୍ୟଙ୍ଗରେ ଶୋଭିତ ହେଲା। ଉଦ୍ଭାସିତ ସ୍ତନରେ ତାହାର କଟି ଶୋଭା ପାଇଲା, ଏବଂ ପଦ୍ମସଦୃଶ ମୁଖ ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ହେଲା।
Sūta (contextual narrator)
Scene: A young woman newly in youth, auspicious and radiant, with a lotus-like face; emphasis on classical poetic markers of blossoming youth and luminous countenance.
External beauty can become a catalyst for kāma; dharma requires vigilance and restraint in the mind.
None is referenced; the verse is descriptive within a moral narrative.
None.