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सुमनःसमधर्मणां स्त्रीणां शरण आश्रमे पुष्पमधुगन्धवत्क्षुद्रतमं काम्यकर्मविपाकजं कामसुखलवं जैह्व्यौपस्थ्यादि विचिन्वन्तं मिथुनीभूय तदभिनिवेशितमनसं षडङ्घ्रिगणसामगीतवदतिमनोहरवनितादिजनालापेष्वतितरामतिप्रलोभितकर्णमग्रे वृकयूथवदात्मन आयुर्हरतो ऽहोरात्रान्तान्काललवविशेषानविगणय्य गृहेषु विहरन्तं पृष्ठत एव परोक्षमनुप्रवृत्तो लुब्धकः कृतान्तो ऽन्तः शरेण यमिह पराविध्यति तमिममात्मानमहो राजन्भिन्नहृदयं द्रष्टुमर्हसीति. ॥ ५४ ॥

sumanah-sama-dharmanam strinam sarana asrame puspa-madhu-gandhavat ksudratamam kamya-karma-vipakajam kama-sukha-lavam jaihvyaupasthyadi vicinvantam mithuni-bhuya tad-abhinivesita-manasam sad-aṅghri-gana-sama-gita-vad ati-manohara-vanitadi-janalapesv atitaram atipralobhita-karnam agre vrka-yuthavad atmana ayur harato 'ho-ratran tan kala-lava-visesan aviganayya grhesu viharantam prsthata eva paroksam anupravrtto lubdhakah krtanto 'ntah sarena yam iha paravidhyati tam imam atmanam aho rajan bhinna-hrdayam drastum arhasiti.

sumanah-flowers; sama-dharmanam-exactly like; strinam-of women; sarane-in the shelter; asrame-household life; puspa-in flowers; madhu-of honey; gandha-the flavor; vat-like; ksudra-tamam-most insignificant; kamya-desired; karma-of activities; vipaka-jam-obtained as a result; kama-sukha-of sense gratification; lavam-a fragment; jaihvya-enjoyment of the tongue; aupasthya-sex enjoyment; adi-beginning with; vicinvantam-always thinking of; mithuni-bhuya-engaging in sex life; tat-in his wife; abhinivesita-always absorbed; manasam-whose mind; sat-aṅghri-of bumblebees; gana-of crowds; sama-gentle; gita-the chanting; vat-like; ati-very; manohara-attractive; vanita-adi-beginning with the wife; jana-of people; alapesu-to the talks; atitaram-excessively; ati-very much; pralobhita-attracted; karnam-whose ears; agre-in front; vrka-yutha-a group of tigers; vat-like; atmanah-of one's self; ayuh-span of life; haratah-taking away; ahah-ratran-days and nights; tan-all of them; kala-lava-visesan-the moments of time; aviganayya-without considering; grhesu-in household life; viharantam-enjoying; prsthatah-from the back; eva-certainly; paroksam-without being seen; anupravrttah-following behind; lubdhakah-the hunter; krta-antah-the superintendent of death; antah-in the heart; sarena-by an arrow; yam-whom; iha-in this world; paravidhyati-pierces; tam-that; imam-this; atmanam-yourself; aho rajan-O King; bhinna-hrdayam-whose heart is pierced; drastum-to see; arhasi-you ought; iti-thus.