Bhartṛhari K118

Ryder

            
            THE WEAKER SEX
            
            The classic poets make a great mistake;
            
              Forever of the weaker sex they speak;
            
            When gods are subjugated for the sake
            
              Of starry glances, are the women weak?

Brough

            
            No, but look here now, this is just absurd. 
            
            The way our famous poets talk of girls 
            
            As weak and winsome. Weak? Is this a word 
            
            To use of those who, with a shake of curls 
            
            And with the triumph of a modest glance,
            
            Can lead the very gods a merry dance?

Gopinath1914

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Gopinath1896

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Kosambi

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नूनं हि ते कविवरा विपरीतबोधा

ये नित्यमाहुरबला इति कामिनीनाम् ।

याभिर्विलोलतरतारकदृष्टिपातैः

शऋादयोऽपि विजिता अबलाः कथं ताः ॥ ११८ ॥

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118 ) I [ s ] पिकवयो ; M2 सुकवयो ( for कविवरा ) . CY ( except Y1 ) TG1-8

M1-3 वाचो ( for बोधा ) . 8 ) A कामिनीभ्यः ; DY1.5G2 . 8 कामिनीर्याः ; H J Y27.8 T

G15 M कामिनीस्ता : ; Y1 कामिनीर्हि ; Y० कामिनीति . - ● ) CG1 M3 यासां ; G2 ( by corr . )

ताभिर् ( for याभिर् ) . G4 M4 ' कातर O ( for ' तारक O ) . - 2 ) D इंद्रादयो ; Eo . 2. 80,4

रुद्रादयो ; Yr चक्रादयो ; M2 ईशादयो ( for शका ) . D E24 F I J 8 ( except X ) त्व ( Ys

ह्य ) बला : ( for अबलाः , to aviod hiatus ) .

BIS . 3804 ( 1635 ) Bhartr . ed . Bohl . 1. 10. Haeb . 12. lith ed . II . 59 ; SRB .

p . 252. 42 ; SBH . 1287 ; SRK . p . 272.20 . ( Bh . ) ; SMV . 16. 11 ; SLP . 4.99 ( Bh . ) .