HC quotes Hindi poet Jai Shankar Prasad's epic 'Kamayani'

Taking a cue from eminent Hindi poet Jai Shankar Prasad's epic 'Kamayani', the Delhi High Court, while upholding the death penalty for convicts in December 16 gangrape case, today said the delicate physique of a woman has made her vulnerable but her place and role in the growth of society has made her command utmost respect.
"These characteristics of a woman have been depicted by great Hindi poet Jai Shankar Prasad in his epic Kamayani as : Yeh aaj samajh to paayi hoon, Main durbalta mein nari hoon, Avyay ki sunder komalta, Lekar main sabse haari hoon. (This I understand today, I am a woman, in weakness, The delicate beauty of my limbs, Because of them, I lose to all)", the high court said.

Quoting further from the epic, it said "Nari! tum kewal shraddha ho, Vishwas-rajat-nag-pal-tal mein, Piyush srot si baha karo, Jeevan ki sundar samtal mein. (Oh woman! You are honor personified, Under the silver mountain of faith, Flow you, like a river of ambrosia, On this beautiful earth.)".