रजनी-चर-नाथेन खण्डिते तिमिरे निशि । यूनां मनांसि विव्याध दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा मनोभवः ॥
rajanī-cara-nāthena khaṇḍite timire niśi | yūnāṃ manāṃsi vivyādha dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā manobhavaḥ ||
When the lord of the night (the moon) had broken the darkness, Love, looking on again and again, pierced the hearts of the young.
जब रात के स्वामी चंद्रमा ने अंधकार को चीर दिया, तब कामदेव ने देख-देखकर युवाओं के मन बेध दिए।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A poetic description from the story, not counsel.
यह कथा का काव्यात्मक वर्णन है, उपदेश नहीं।
In the wandering prince Kandarpaketu's tale, the barber's wife, a go-between, describes to a cowherd's wife how her lover is pining, quoting this verse on moonrise and desire.