पुंसःस्त्रियां स्त्रियाःपुंसि संयोगं प्रति या स्पृहा ।
स शृङ्गार इति ख्यातः क्रीडारत्यादिकारकः ॥
puṁsaḥ striyāṁ striyāḥ puṁsi saṁbhogaṁ prati yā spṛhā |
sa śṛṅgāra iti khyātaḥ krīḍā-raty-ādi-kārakaḥ ||
(Unknown source; cited in Vaman Shivaram Apte Dictionary)
“The desire for copulation with a man in a woman and with a woman in a man is called śṛṅgāra and is the cause of amorous play, sexual pleasure, and so on.”
Alternate version
पुंसःस्त्रियां स्त्रियाःपुंसि संयोगं प्रति या स्पृहा ।
स शृङ्गार इति ख्यातः रतिक्रीडादिकारणम् ॥
puṁsaḥ striyāṁ striyāḥ puṁsi saṁbhogaṁ prati yā spṛhā |
sa śṛṅgāra iti khyātaḥ rati-krīḍādi-kāraṇam ||
(Unknown source; cited in Śabda-kalpa-druma)
“The desire for copulation with a man in a woman and with a woman in a man is called śṛṅgāra and is the cause of sexual pleasure, amorous play, and so on.”