Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Amaruśataka 16

दम्पत्योर्निशि जल्पतोर्गृहशुकेनाकर्णितं यद् वचः
तत्प्रातर्गुरुसंनिधौ निगदतः श्रुत्वैव तारं वधूः ।
कर्णालम्बितपद्मरागशकलं विन्यस्य चञ्च्वाः पुरो
व्रीडार्ता प्रकरोति दाडिमफलव्याजेन वाग्बन्धनम् ।।

śārdūlavikrīḍitam

The sweet nothings the couple
whispered in the night
were overheard by the house parrot,
who, at dawn, promptly started
shooting his mouth off
for the whole family to hear.
Hearing this, the mortified missus
placed her ruby earring
in front of his beak, hoping he'd bite
at the thought of pomegranate seeds,
and shut up.

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