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5. “ My lower lip he made dry, my hair he put in disorder, and 
perspiration washed away the mark over my forehead.”* 
6. The young damsel knew not how to enjoy dalliance (in modera¬ 
tion), and allowed the vermilion on her forehead to become besmeared. 
7. Bidyapati saith, hear, 0 pretty woman, why should I not tell 
such things ? 
8. The present her husband gave her, she concealed in her garment, 
in the fear of being detected and ridiculed by her comrades. 
(35.) 
1. “ 0 ITari, Hari, hear me patiently. Now is not the hour of 
dalliance. 
2. “ The stars which glittered in the sky, are no more to be seen ; and 
the cuckoo uttereth his voice at her appointed time. 
3. “ The partridge and the peacock have already finished their songs, 
and are silent. The lip of the moon is growing dim. 
4. “ The village cows are wandering forth to graze upon the road. 
The bees are settling on the water-lilies. 
5. “ My lips stained red with betel have lost their brilliant colour. 
This is not the time for enjoyment.” 
6. Bidyapati saith, this is not a good action, the whole world will 
ridicule thee. 
(30.) 
1. The stars of the sky are set; still who careth to cease caresses. 
2. What is another’s, he pretendeth is his own ; and lovingly presseth 
it between his hands. 
3. Her necklace of pearls had been broken ; and in the dim day¬ 
light the wounds of the love-conflict were visible. 
4. She uttereth “ Nay, nay, nay,” but still he striveth to gain his 
object with ten million devices. 
5. Bidyapati saith that amid the three (the lover, the damsel, and 
she who brought them together) the last is the cleverest of all. 
(37.) 
1. The fair bridegroom hath finished his caresses, and sleepeth with 
his hand upon her bosom. 
2. It is as if he were worshipping a golden image of S'ib, and were 
covering the lotus which surmounted it with his hand. 
* A can only he worn by a man. Hence the word here must mean the 
or other mark used by women on their foreheads. 
