कर्पूरेण पुरन्ध्रीणां पूर्णेन यशसा दिशाम् । इन्दूदयावदातानि कदा कुर्यां मुखान्यहम् ॥ १३ ॥
karpūrēṇa purandhrīṇāṁ pūrṇēna yaśasā diśām | indūdayāvadātāni kadā kuryāṁ mukhānyaham || 13 ||
Translation
When shall I make bright as the rising moon the faces of the ladies with camphor, and the faces of the quarters with my full fame?"
Word by word
- karpūrēṇa
- with camphor
- purandhrīṇāṁ
- of the ladies
- pūrṇēna
- with full
- yaśasā
- fame
- diśām
- of the quarters
- indu
- as the moon
- udaya
- rising
- avadātāni
- bright
- kadā
- when
- kuryāṁ
- shall make
- mukhāni
- the faces
- aham
- I
Meaning
The commentary: when shall I make the faces of my queens bright with camphor and sandal, and the faces of the directions bright with my wide fame, like the rising moon? Fame in Indian poetry is white, like camphor and moonlight.