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Sourceअपि बत रसवत्याः सिद्धये माधवस्य व्रजपतिपुरमुद्यद्रोमरोमा व्रजन्ती स्खलितगतिरुदञ्चत्स्वान्तसौख्येन किं मे क्वचिदपि नयनाभ्यां लप्स्यसे स्वामिनि त्वम्
api bata rasavatyāḥ siddhaye mādhavasya vrajapatipuramudyadromaromā vrajantī skhalitagatirudañcatsvāntasaukhyena kiṃ me kvacidapi nayanābhyāṃ lapsyase svāmini tvam
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O mistress, as you go to the Vraja king's palace to prepare Mādhava's meal, every hair rising and your steps faltering from the surge of happiness within, will my two eyes ever behold you?
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Sourceपार्श्वद्वये ललितयाथ विशाखया च त्वां सर्वतः परिजनैश्च परैः परीताम् पश्चान्मया विभृतभङ्गुरमध्यभागां किं रूपमञ्जरिरियं पथि नेष्यतीह
pārśvadvaye lalitayātha viśākhayā ca tvāṃ sarvataḥ parijanaiśca paraiḥ parītām paścānmayā vibhṛtabhaṅguramadhyabhāgāṃ kiṃ rūpamañjaririyaṃ pathi neṣyatīha
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With Lalitā and Viśākhā on either side and all your other attendants surrounding you, will this Rūpa Mañjarī walk behind, supporting your delicate middle and leading you along the path?
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Sourceहम्बारवैरिह गवामपि बल्लवानां कोलाहलैर्विविधवन्दिकलावतां तैः सम्भ्राजते प्रियतया व्रजराजसूनोर्गोवर्धनादपि गुरुर्व्रजवन्दिताद्यः
hambāravairiha gavāmapi ballavānāṃ kolāhalairvividhavandikalāvatāṃ taiḥ sambhrājate priyatayā vrajarājasūnorgovardhanādapi gururvrajavanditādyaḥ
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Nandīśvara, the splendid home of the prince of Vraja—resounding with the lowing of cows, the bustle of cowherds, and the arts of many bards—is dearer and more venerable to Vraja than even Govardhana.
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Sourceप्राप्तां निजप्रणयिनीप्रकरैः परीतां नन्दीश्वरं व्रजमहेन्द्रमहालयं तम् दूरे निरीक्ष्य मुदिता त्वरितं धनिष्ठा त्वामानयिष्यति कदा प्रणयैर्ममाग्रे
prāptāṃ nijapraṇayinīprakaraiḥ parītāṃ nandīśvaraṃ vrajamahendramahālayaṃ tam dūre nirīkṣya muditā tvaritaṃ dhaniṣṭhā tvāmānayiṣyati kadā praṇayairmamāgre
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When will joyful Dhaniṣṭhā see you from afar as you reach that great royal home at Nandīśvara surrounded by your dear companions, then hurry forward and affectionately bring you before me?
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Sourceप्रक्षाल्य पादकमले कुशले प्रविष्टा नत्वा व्रजेशमहिषीप्रभृतीर्गुरूस्ताः हा कुर्वती रसवतीं रसभाक्कदा त्वं सम्मज्जयिष्यसितरां सुखसागरे माम्
prakṣālya pādakamale kuśale praviṣṭā natvā vrajeśamahiṣīprabhṛtīrgurūstāḥ hā kurvatī rasavatīṃ rasabhākkadā tvaṃ sammajjayiṣyasitarāṃ sukhasāgare mām
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When will you wash your lotus feet, enter the auspicious house, bow to the queen of Vraja and the other elders, and, while preparing the feast as the very embodiment of rasa, immerse me completely in an ocean of joy?
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Sourceमाधवाय नतवक्त्रमादृता भोज्यपेयरससञ्चयं क्रमात् तन्वती त्वमिह रोहिणीकरे देवि फुल्लवदनं कदेक्ष्यसे
mādhavāya natavaktramādṛtā bhojyapeyarasasañcayaṃ kramāt tanvatī tvamiha rohiṇīkare devi phullavadanaṃ kadekṣyase
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O Goddess, when will I see your blossoming face as, with respectful lowered gaze, you place into Rohiṇī's hands one after another the many savory foods and drinks for Mādhava?
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Sourceभोजने गुरुसभासु कथञ्चिन्माधवेन नतदृष्टि मुदोत्कम् वीक्ष्यमाणमिह ते मुखपद्मं मोदयिष्यसि कदा मधुरे माम्
bhojane gurusabhāsu kathañcinmādhavena natadṛṣṭi mudotkam vīkṣyamāṇamiha te mukhapadmaṃ modayiṣyasi kadā madhure mām
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O sweet one, when will your lotus face gladden me as Mādhava, seated at the elders' meal, somehow gazes at it with eager joy through lowered eyes?
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Sourceअयि विपिनमटन्तं सौरभेयीकुलानां व्रजनृपतिकुमारं रक्षणे दीक्षितं तम् विकलमतिजनन्या लाल्यमानं कदा त्वं स्मितमधुरकपोलं वीक्ष्यसे वीक्ष्यमाणा
ayi vipinamaṭantaṃ saurabheyīkulānāṃ vrajanṛpatikumāraṃ rakṣaṇe dīkṣitaṃ tam vikalamatijananyā lālyamānaṃ kadā tvaṃ smitamadhurakapolaṃ vīkṣyase vīkṣyamāṇā
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When will you see—and be seen by—the smiling, sweet-cheeked prince of Vraja as he returns from roaming the forest, devoted to guarding the herds, and is fondled by his anxious mother?
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Sourceगोष्ठेशयाथ कुतुकाच्छपथादिपूर्वं सुस्निग्धया सुमुखि मातृपरार्धतोऽपि हा ह्रीमति प्रियगणैः सह भोज्यमानां किं त्वां निरीक्ष्य हृदये मुदमद्य लप्स्ये
goṣṭheśayātha kutukācchapathādipūrvaṃ susnigdhayā sumukhi mātṛparārdhato'pi hā hrīmati priyagaṇaiḥ saha bhojyamānāṃ kiṃ tvāṃ nirīkṣya hṛdaye mudamadya lapsye
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O beautiful, modest one, when will I gain joy in my heart by seeing the affectionate queen of Vraja coax you with oaths and endearments, together with your companions, to eat as though you were dearer than a hundred mothers?
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Sourceआलिङ्गनेन शिरसः परिचुम्बनेन स्नेहावलोकनभरेण च खञ्जनाक्षि गोष्ठेशया नववधूमिव लाल्यमानां त्वां प्रेक्ष्य किं हृदि महोत्सवमातनिष्ये
āliṅganena śirasaḥ paricumbanena snehāvalokanabhareṇa ca khañjanākṣi goṣṭheśayā navavadhūmiva lālyamānāṃ tvāṃ prekṣya kiṃ hṛdi mahotsavamātaniṣye
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O wagtail-eyed one, when will I make a great festival in my heart by seeing the queen of Vraja cherish you like a new bride—with an embrace, kisses upon your head, and a fullness of loving glances?
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Sourceहा रूपमञ्जरि सखि प्रणयेन देवीं त्वद्बाहुदत्तभुजवल्लरिमायताक्षीम् पश्चादहं कलितकामतरङ्गरङ्गां नेष्यामि किं हरिविभूषितकेलिकुञ्जम्
hā rūpamañjari sakhi praṇayena devīṃ tvadbāhudattabhujavallarimāyatākṣīm paścādahaṃ kalitakāmataraṅgaraṅgāṃ neṣyāmi kiṃ harivibhūṣitakelikuñjam
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O friend Rūpa Mañjarī, when will I follow behind as you lovingly support the long-eyed Goddess with the vine of her arm resting on yours and lead her, thrilled by waves of desire, to the play-bower adorned by Hari?
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Sourceसाकं त्वया सखि निकुञ्जगृहे सरस्याः स्वस्यास्तटे कुसुमभावितभूषणेन शृङ्गारितं विदधती प्रियमीश्वरी सा हा हा भविष्यति मदीक्षणगोचरः किम्
sākaṃ tvayā sakhi nikuñjagṛhe sarasyāḥ svasyāstaṭe kusumabhāvitabhūṣaṇena śṛṅgāritaṃ vidadhatī priyamīśvarī sā hā hā bhaviṣyati madīkṣaṇagocaraḥ kim
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O friend, at the bower-house on the bank of her own lake, will that mistress ever enter my sight as she stands with you and adorns her beloved with ornaments made fragrant by flowers?