सुरतैः सुरतारुण्यैः सुन्दरः सुन्दरेहितैः । ईहितैः पेशलान्योन्यघनप्रेमरसाधिकैः ॥ ९ ॥
surataiḥ suratāruṇyaiḥ sundaraḥ sundarēhitaiḥ | īhitaiḥ pēśalānyōnyaghanaprēmarasādhikaiḥ || 9 ||
Translation
lovely himself, with love-play, with the freshness of the gods' love, with lovely desires, with longings rich in the tender, dense joy of their love for each other;
Word by word
- surataiḥ
- with love-play
- sura
- of the gods
- tāruṇyaiḥ
- with the freshness
- sundaraḥ
- lovely himself
- sundara
- lovely
- īhitaiḥ
- with desires; with longings
- pēśala
- tender
- anyōnya
- for each other
- ghana
- dense
- prēma
- of love
- rasa
- in the joy
- adhikaiḥ
- rich
Meaning
The pleasures now turn from places to pastimes. The commentary: that handsome king enjoyed his wife with love-play like that of the gods, desired in the best of objects, and with gestures heightened by the soft, dense joy of their mutual love.