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अङ्गेनाङ्गं प्रतनु तनुना गाढतप्तेन तप्तं
सास्रेणाश्रुद्रुतमविरतोत्कण्ठमुत्कण्ठितेन ।
उष्णोच्छ्वासं समधिकतरोच्छ्वासिना दूरवर्ती
सङ्कल्पैस्तैर्विशति विधिना वैरिणा रुद्धमार्गः ॥ २.४२॥

Body pressed against body, burning and heated; tears flow unceasingly, heart full of longing. Heated breaths, distant suppression, intentions blocked ...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) body (170) pressed (1) burning (9) heated (1) tears (84) longing (690) heart (148) erotic (40) passion (501) heated breath (1) suppression (9) distance (23) intentions (2) rival (2) tension (26) struggle (49) intensity (49) desire (898) erotic struggle (1) emotional (28)

शब्दाख्येयं यदपि किल ते यः सखीनां पुरस्तात्
कर्णे लोलः कथयितुमभूदानन-स्पर्शलोभात् ।
सोऽतिक्रान्तः श्रवणविषयं लोचनाभ्यामदृष्टः
त्वामुत्कण्ठा-विरचितपदं मन्मुखेनेदमाह ॥ २.४३॥

The sound, coming from in front of the friends, flutters in the ear; he desires to speak, touched by lip contact. Surpasses hearing and sight; with lo...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) sound (90) friends (23) ear (8) flutter (4) desire (898) speech (345) lip contact (1) hearing (9) sight (7) longing (690) words (29) utterance (1) anticipation (23) sensuality (306) intimacy (234) perception (181) romantic (55) erotic (40) expression (146) attentive (3)

श्यामास्वङ्गं चकित-हरिणीप्रेक्षणे दृष्टिपातं
वक्त्रच्छायां शशिनि शिखिनां बर्हभारेषु केशान् ।
उत्पश्यामि प्रतनुषु नदीवीचिषु भ्रूविलासान्
हन्तैकस्मिन्क्वचिदपि न ते चण्डि सादृश्यमस्ति ॥ २.४४॥

I see her dark body, like a startled deer, her gaze falling on me; in the shadows, moonlit hair shines. I observe brows in river channels, her fierce ...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) dark (3) body (170) gaze (69) deer (48) moonlit (1) hair (47) shadow (19) observation (90) beauty (1797) brows (9) river (88) aesthetic (65) erotic (40) romantic (55) admiration (97) subtle (23) delicate (21) unique (3) sensuality (306) allure (96)

त्वामालिख्य प्रणयकुपितां धातुरागैः शिलायां
आत्मानं ते चरणपतितं यावदिच्छामि कर्तुम् ।
अस्रैस्तावन्-मुहुरुपचितैर्दृष्टिरालुप्यते मे
क्रूरस्तस्मिन्नपि न सहते सङ्गमं नौ कृतान्तः ॥ २.४५॥

I inscribe you, agitated by passion, on stone; I desire your body to fall at my feet. Tears intermittently obstruct my sight; even then, I cannot bear...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) inscribe (1) passion (501) desire (898) body (170) feet (34) tears (84) obstruction (8) sight (7) erotic tension (1) union (125) frustration (39) obsessive (1) longing (690) romantic (55) emotional (28) intimate (14) sensual (6) yearning (59) passion (501) restraint (226)

धारासिक्तस्थल-सुरभिणस्त्वन्मुखस्यास्य बाले
दूरीभूतं प्रतनुमपि मां पञ्चबाणः क्षिणोति ।
घर्मान्तेऽस्मिन्विगणय कथं वासराणि व्रजेयुः
दिक्संसक्त-प्रविततघन-व्यस्तसूर्यातपानि ॥ ? ॥

On the water-laden, fragrant surface, near his face, even from a distance, five arrows strike me. How to count the days spent in this heat, with scatt...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) water (140) fragrant (3) surface (1) distance (23) arrows (32) strike (2) pain (225) separation (258) longing (690) heat (60) sunlight (20) scattered (2) nature (950) emotional (28) suffering (358) anticipation (23) erotic (40) tension (26) intensity (49) romantic (55)

मामाकाश-प्रणिहितभुजं निर्दयाश्लेषहेतोः
लब्धायास्ते कथमपि मया स्वप्न-संदर्शनेषु ।
पश्यन्तीनां न खलु बहुशो न स्थलीदेवतानां
मुक्तास्थूलास्तरु-किसलयेष्वश्रुलेशाः पतन्ति ॥ २.४६॥

Even in dreams, I see your arms, untouched by harsh caresses. Not many witness this; leaves fall from trees as if mirroring my longing. Depicts dreaml...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) dream (23) arms (17) untouched (3) longing (690) vision (81) leaves (15) trees (54) subtle (23) erotic (40) imagery (157) observation (90) delicate (21) romantic (55) natural (32) aesthetic (65) quiet (2) intimate (14) longing (690) subtlety (175) sensuous (2)

भित्त्वा सद्यः किसलयपुटान् देवदारुद्रुमाणां
ये तत्क्षीर-स्रुतिसुरभयो दक्षिणेन प्रवृत्ताः ।
आलिङ्ग्यन्ते गुणवति मया ते तुषाराद्रिवाताः
पूर्वस्पृष्टं यदि किल भवेदङ्गमेभिस्तवेति ॥ २.४७॥

Breaking the leafy screens of cedar and deodar, fragrant with sap, I embrace them, like breezes warmed by snow, recalling previous intimate touches. E...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) embrace (93) cedar (1) deodar (1) leaves (15) fragrant (3) snow (12) breeze (68) touch (54) nostalgia (23) erotic (40) tenderness (83) intimate (14) sensuous (2) nature (950) aesthetic (65) recall (1) romantic (55) delicate (21) subtle (23) sensory (15)

संक्षिप्येत क्षण इव कथं दीर्घयामा त्रियामा
सर्वावस्थास्वहरपि कथं मन्दमन्दातपं स्यात् ।
इत्थं चेतश्चटुलनयने दुर्लभप्रार्थनं मे
गाढोष्माभिः कृतमशरणं त्वद्वियोग-व्यथाभिः ॥ २.४८॥

How can moments feel prolonged across three nights? Even in all conditions, time passes slowly. Rare is my longing, strengthened by intense heat and p...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) time (242) moment (14) night (145) prolong (1) slow (2) longing (690) heat (60) separation (258) erotic (40) tension (26) psychological (4) intensity (49) desire (898) anticipation (23) suffering (358) romantic (55) emotional (28) subtle (23) intimate (14) yearning (59)

नन्वात्मानं बहु विगणयन्नात्मनैवावलम्बे
तत् कल्याणि त्वमपि नितरां मा गमः कातरत्वम् ।
कस्यात्यन्तं सुखमुपनतं दुःखमेकान्ततो वा
नीचैर्गच्छत्युपरि च दशा चक्रनेमिक्रमेण ॥ २.४९॥

Do not overcalculate or dwell excessively on yourself; O auspicious one, do not go in haste. Who attains complete happiness or suffering alone? Circum...

मेघदूतम् - Meghadutam (130) उत्तरमेघः - Uttara Megha (63) self (30) reflection (267) caution (269) haste (12) happiness (65) suffering (358) cycle (32) life (126) balance (185) moderation (48) philosophical (18) relationship (80) guidance (149) auspicious (30) thought (27) introspection (83) wisdom (1611) ethical (3) reflective (1) relational (2)

शापान्तो मे भुजग-शयनादुत्थिते शार्ङ्गपाणौ
शेषान्मासान् गमय चतुरो लोचने मीलयित्वा ।
पश्चादावां विरहगुणितं तं तमात्माभिलाषं
निर्वेक्ष्यावः परिणत-शरच्चन्द्रिकासु क्षपासु ॥ २.५०॥

Cursed by fate, after arising from snake-bed, with bow in hand, he counts the remaining months with his four eyes. Behind, my longing for union is int...

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