# Cc. Madhya 14.147 ## Text > 'adhīrā' niṣṭhura-vākye karaye bhartsana > karṇotpale tāḍe, kare mālāya bandhana ## Synonyms *adhīrā*—the restless heroine; *niṣṭhura*-*vākye*—by cruel words; *karaye*—does; *bhartsana*—chastisement; *karṇa*-*utpale* *tāḍe*—pulls the ear; *kare*—does; *mālāya*—with a garland; *bandhana*—binding. ## Translation **"The restless heroine, however, sometimes chastises her lover with cruel words, sometimes pulls his ear and sometimes binds him with a flower garland.**