2549. She says,
“The crescent moon that splits the darkness surrounding the world
increases the pain of my love.
I am alone and my heart grows weak
longing for his thulasi garland.
The pale color of my body increases.
How can I survive with this bright moon?”
Word by Word (WBW) meaning
(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)