Note 31 — VII CANDRA, HARṢA, AND MAHENDRAVIKRAMAVARMAN
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‘The burden of thy bosom serves to weary thy waist; why then add the weight of thy necklace? Thy thighs are wearied by the bearing of thy hips; why then thy girdle of bells? Thy feet can barely carry the load of thy thighs; why add thine anklets? When in every limb thou dost possess such grace, why dost thou wear ornaments to thy weariness?’ Harṣa is also capable of expressing a deeper side of love, as when the king in the Ratnāvalī31 fancies that Vāsavadattā has been driven to suicide by his faithlessness: