Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.81; a medieval era Sanskrit book, written by Rupa Goswami (fl. 15th century) which represents a devotional (bhakti) masterpiece. In this work Goswami describes the nature and different forms of pure love (rasa) as well as various other topics on Vaishnavism and devotion.
Verse 3.4.81
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
सङ्कर्षणस्य सख्यस् तु प्रीति-वात्सल्य-सङ्गतम् ।
युधिष्ठिरस्य वात्सल्यं प्रीत्या सख्येन चान्वितम् ॥३.४.८१॥saṅkarṣaṇasya sakhyas tu prīti-vātsalya-saṅgatam |
yudhiṣṭhirasya vātsalyaṃ prītyā sakhyena cānvitam ||3.4.81||
English translation
“Balarāma’s sakhya-rasa is mixed with dāsya and vatsala-rasa. Yudhiṣṭhīra’s vatsala is mixed with dāsya and sakhya.”