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अदृष्टपूर्वः कण्ठोऽयं कान्ताया भुवन्त्रये।
यस्माद्विणानिनादस्य समुद्भूतिर्विभाव्यते॥

Her neck is so exquisite it seems unseen in the three worlds; the melody of the vina seems to emerge from it.

beauty (1797) neck (5) music (96) beloved (86)

अदृष्टपूर्वमस्माभिर् यदेतद्दृश्यतेऽधुना।
विषं विषधरैः पीतं मूर्छिताः पथिकाङ्गनाः॥

What we now witness is strange—like women fainting from poison drunk by snakes.

illusion (355) shock (5) women (268) poison (101)

अदृष्टपूर्वानादाय भावानपरिशङ्कितान्।
इष्टानिष्टान् मनुष्याणाम् अस्तं गच्छन्ति रात्रयः॥

Nights pass away bringing unknown, unexpected events of good or ill for humans.

fate (402) time (242) life events (1) night (145)

अदृष्टपूर्वा बहवः सहायाः सर्वे पदस्थस्य भवन्ति वश्याः।
अर्थाद्विहीनस्य पदच्युतस्य भवन्ति काले स्वजनोऽपि शत्रुः॥

A man in position finds many friends; once he loses wealth and post, even his kin become enemies.

power (396) friendship (209) wealth (447) betrayal (168)

अदृष्टमुखभङ्गस्य युक्तमन्धस्य याचितुम्।
अहो बत महत् कष्टं चक्षुष्मानपि याचते॥

It’s fitting for the blind to beg; how sad that the sighted must beg as well!

blindness (54) poverty (128) begging (18) fate (402)

अदृष्टव्यापारं गतवति दिनानामधिपतौ
यशः शेषीभूते शशिनि गतधाम्नि ग्रहगणे।
तथान्धं संजातं जगदुपनते मेघसमये
यथामी गण्यन्ते तमसि पटवः कीटमणयः॥

As the sun sets and the moon wanes, and clouds cover the sky, only glowworms appear bright—likewise, the unworthy shine when the great recede.

darkness (138) false glory (1) nature (950) illusion (355)

अदृष्टे दर्शनोत्कण्ठा दृष्टे विच्छेदभीरुता।
तदृष्टेन न दृष्टेन भत्रता लभ्यते मुखम्॥

We yearn to see the unseen, and fear separation from the seen; true joy is neither in seeing nor not seeing.

love (1567) longing (690) paradox (167) emotion (652)

अदेशकालार्थमनायतिक्षमं यदप्रियं लाघवकारि चात्मनः।
विचिन्त्य बुद्ध्या मुहुरप्यवैम्यहं न तद्वचो हालहलं हि तद्विषम्॥

Words spoken at the wrong time, place, or to the wrong person are like poison, even if true.

speech (345) timing (92) wisdom (1611) poison (101)

अदेशकाले यद् दानम् अपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।
असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृदम्॥

Giving at the wrong time or to the wrong person without respect is tamasic charity.

charity (128) guna (9) ethics (803) tamas (7)

अदेशस्थो हि रिपुणा स्वल्पकेनापि हन्यते।
ग्राहोऽल्पीयानपि जले जलेन्द्रमपाइ कर्षति॥

A person in the wrong place can be destroyed by even a weak enemy—like a small crocodile dragging a mighty elephant in water.

danger (229) strategy (222) location (2) defeat (25)

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