Though thousands of cruel arrows struck us and left us writhing in the dust, the double-edged sword of the beloved's coquettish charm struck so completely that not even a sinew remained attached.
The poet beautifully contrasts the slow, lingering torment of love with the swift, decisive blow of the beloved's charm. While countless arrows of cruelty only left the lover writhing helplessly in the dust, the double-edged sword of her coquettish grace struck with fatal perfection. The idiom 'tasma laga na raha' means not even a thread or sinew held on—her intoxicating allure brought an instant, complete surrender without leaving any room to suffer.
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