कदा मे वायवः कुन्दमकरन्दसुगन्धयः । पास्यन्त्यन्तःपुरस्त्रीणां सुरतश्रमसीकरान् ॥ १२ ॥
kadā mē vāyavaḥ kundamakarandasugandhayaḥ | pāsyantyantaḥpurastrīṇāṁ surataśramasīkarān || 12 ||
Translation
When will breezes fragrant with the nectar of jasmine drink the drops of sweat of love's labour from the women of my inner palace?
Word by word
- kadā
- when
- mē
- my
- vāyavaḥ
- breezes
- kunda
- of jasmine
- makaranda
- with the nectar
- sugandhayaḥ
- fragrant
- pāsyanti
- will drink
- antaḥpura
- of the inner palace
- strīṇāṁ
- from the women
- surata
- of love
- śrama
- labour
- sīkarān
- the drops of sweat
Meaning
The commentary: when will winds scented with the nectar of the kunda flower drink the drops of sweat from the women of my inner apartments, tired from love?