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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
भ्रुवौ भुग्ने किंचिद्भुवनभयभङ्गव्यसनिनि त्वदीये नेत्राभ्यां मधुकररुचिभ्यां धृतगुणम् । धनुर्मन्ये सव्येतरकरगृहीतं रतिपतेः प्रकोष्ठे मुष्टौ च स्थगयति निगूढान्तरमुमे ॥४७॥
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Word breakdown
- भ्रुवौ भुग्ने
- the curved brows
- भुवनभयभङ्ग
- destroyer of world's fear
- धनुः
- the bow
- रतिपतेः
- of Kāma, the lord of love
The slightly arched eyebrows, dedicated to destroying the world's fears, appear as Kāma's bow strung with the bowstring of her bee-dark eyes. The poet suggests that Cupid holds this bow ready in his hand, with arrows concealed in his quiver, showing how divine beauty becomes the instrument of love's power.
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