A Woman’s Beauty
Round the black eyes are eyebrows looking like a bow,
They are not frightened at all, and they shoot their arrows with certainty.
Seeing the precious ear-rings with pearls and beautiful settings,
Even the moon with all the stars is filled with shame.
I cannot describe the beauty of the lips, cheeks, teeth, and nose,
Even Śesh Nāg,17 seeing the beautiful hair, sighs deeply.
Śrī Sarasvatī Devī.
Tr. Mrs. Keay.