वासवदत्ता (महाकवि सुबन्धु - श्लेष-प्रधान शास्त्रीय गद्यकाव्य सान्वय सटीक)

hard as a rock! Thou art magnetite, (even though) not one
among loadstones, touchstones, (and) magnets !]’; [199] ‘Thou
art like a rower, devoted to other than the functions of his duty,
drawing his sword in vain ! [Thou that hast the reward of duty ¹ !
Thou art devoted to another (woman) and gifted with excessive
speech to no purpose !]’; ‘Distressedly, as it were, thou thinkest
in thy mind of one ² hard to win! [Good friend,¹ thou thinkest
of one ² hard to win ³ as if she were thine own wife !]’; [200] ‘He
goeth in the ways of truth who standeth ⁴ filled with delight at
the swords of his foes! [He is insipid in his ways who standeth
without initiative before his co-wives !]’; [201] ‘He is a hero
indeed who brings from the conflict the elephants of the foe ! [He
is filled with delight who brings the wife of a rival to old age
through (amorous) struggle !]’; [202] ‘Holding a massy, broad
sword, and suddenly assailing the foe, he obtains great glory
through the conflict! [Holding the thighs, hands, and hair (of
his beloved), he obtains an excellent position with his body, unit-
ing at the supreme moment !]’; [203] ‘Set free from passion, thou
art beautiful indeed, and friendly to mankind! [Thou passionate
man, bereft of lordship! Thou art assuredly not lovely, and art
deserted !]’; [204] ‘Thou adornment of the earth! Bold ⁵ (is
she), white like the autumn clouds, with a clear sense of her own
greatness, able to ward off the jealousy of revellers,⁶ with firmness
and timidity in her mind, and world-wide truth in her speech!
[Thou wise one,¹ thou utter destruction of the earth, not white
like the autumn clouds, untransparent, selfish, jealous as a reveller !
“ Patient (am I), loving to think of the adornment of the world,
(but) in his mind is cowardice, and world-wide falsehood in his
speech ” ⁷ !]’; [205–207] ‘She, the receptacle of bliss, surpassing

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¹ Ironical. ² Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘ a woman.’
³ The wife of another.
⁴ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘ he whose thoughts are on the ways of truth (or, on
insipid ways) standeth.’
⁵ Tel. ed., ‘ with her boldness vanished.’
⁶ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘ able to defend the magnitude of her own evident
thoughts of greatness.’
⁷ The supposed address of the woman in love.