Sanskrit · DevanagariComplete modern digital transcription ↗
रुषाक्षामशरीरत्वान्मध्यं सिंहस्य यत्कृशम् । नैति मध्येन ते तौल्यं स्वभादणुना प्रिये ॥ २४॥
IAST
ruṣākṣāmaśarīratvānmadhyaṃ siṃhasya yatkṛśam | naiti madhyena te taulyaṃ svabhādaṇunā priye || 24||
English
A lion’s waist is lean because its body is gaunt with ferocity; it cannot equal your waist, beloved, which is naturally minute and delicate.