Sanskrit · DevanagariComplete modern digital transcription ↗
यदि निर्वापयत्येव कामाग्निं पुरुषस्ततः । नोचेदस्य कथैवैषेत्यूचे चारुसुलोचना ॥ १९॥
IAST
yadi nirvāpayatyeva kāmāgniṃ puruṣastataḥ | nocedasya kathaivaiṣetyūce cārusulocanā || 19||
English
Cārusulocanā said, ‘A man is truly a man only if he quenches the fire of love; otherwise, what claim has he even to that name?’