बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

614 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXVIII. Sl. 3-6.
स्नेहं मनोभवकृतं कथयन्ति भावा
नाभीभुजस्तनविभूषणदर्शनानि ।
वस्त्राभिसंयमनकेशविमोक्षणानि
भ्रूक्षेपकम्पितकटाक्षनिरीक्षणानि ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—Love springing from sexual desire is in-
dicated by tell-tale blush, etc., by exposing the navel,
arms, bosoms and ornaments, by re-tying the garments,
by loosening the locks, by twitches and tremblings of the
eye-brows and by side-long glances.
उच्चैः ष्ठीवनमुत्कटप्रहसितं शय्यासनोत्सर्पणं
गात्रास्फोटनजृम्भणानि सुलभद्रव्याल्पसम्प्रार्थना ।
बालालिङ्गनचुम्बनान्यभिमुखे सख्याः समालोकनं
दृक्पाताश्च पराङ्मुखे गुणकथा कर्णस्य कण्डूयनम् ॥४॥
इमां च विन्द्यादनुरक्तचेष्टां प्रियाणि वक्ति स्वधनं ददाति ।
विलोक्य संहृष्यति वीतरोषा प्रमार्ष्टि दोषान् गुणकीर्त्तनेन ॥५॥
तन्मित्रपूजा तदरिद्विषत्वं कृतस्मृतिः प्रोषितदौर्मनस्यम् ।
स्तनौष्ठदानान्युपगूहनं च खेदोऽथ चुम्बाप्रथमाभियोगः ॥६॥
Slokas 4-6.—Other tokens of love are : loud clearing
of the throat and spitting, loud laughter in the presence
of the lover, rising towards him from couch or seat, pro-
ducing sounds with limbs, yawning, asking for trivial and
easily available things, embracing and kissing a child,
looking significantly at a female companion, casting
glances at him when he looks elsewhere, enumerating his
virtues, and scratching the ears. A damsel who speaks
sweetly, spends her own money (for his sake), feels de-
lighted at his sight, forgets her anger, drowns his faults
by extolling his virtues, honours his friends, hates his
enemies, feels grateful to him for his good turns, feels