Bhavakadevi
Bhavakadevi, also known as Bhavadevi, was a Sanskrit poet from present-day India. Her verses are included in early medieval Sanskrit anthologies, including Vidyakara's Subhashita-ratna-kosha, Sadukti-karnamrita, and Kavindra-vachana-samuchchaya .
Example verses
In the following verse, Bhavakadevi praises a woman's breasts using a political and military image :Alternative translation by Daniel H. H. Ingalls:
Another verse expresses the feelings of a woman who becomes disillusioned with her lover after marrying him :
Alternative translation by R. Parthasarathy: