Verse 8

लता नागेन्द्रमृदिता धारयन्ति न संपदः ।पुत्रिका रक्तमांसस्य कान्तेयमिति सादरम्

In plain words

Creepers crushed by a lordly elephant keep no bloom. 'This puppet of blood and flesh is my beloved' — so [one thinks], with tender regard —