Text 15
striyaś ca saṁvīkṣya mitho ’ti-sauhṛda-
smitāmalāpāṅga-dṛśo ’bhirebhire
stanaiḥ stanān kuṅkuma-paṅka-rūṣitān
nihatya dorbhiḥ praṇayāśru-locanāḥ
striyaḥ — the women; ca — and; saṁvīkṣya — seeing; mithaḥ — one another; ati — extreme; sauhṛda — with friendly affection; smita — smiling; amala — pure; apāṅga — exhibiting glances; dṛśaḥ — whose eyes; abhirebhire — they embraced; stanaiḥ — with breasts; stanān — breasts; kuṅkuma — of saffron; paṅka — with paste; rūṣitān — smeared; nihatya — pressing; dorbhiḥ — with their arms; praṇaya — of love; aśru — tears; locanāḥ — in whose eyes.
The women glanced at one another with pure smiles of loving friendship. And when they embraced, their breasts, smeared with saffron paste, pressed against one another as their eyes filled with tears of affection.