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अद्यापि तां कुटिलकुन्तलकेशपाशाम्
उन्तिद्रतामरसपत्रविशालनेत्राम्।
उत्तुङ्गपीवरपयोधरकुङ्मलाढ्यां
ध्यायामि चेतसि यथैव गुरूपदेशम्॥

I recall her curly hair, wide eyes, and full bosom like a goddess.

hair (47) eyes (211) bosom (17) divine woman (1)

अद्यापि तां क्षणवियोगविषोपमे
यां सङ्गे पुनर्बहुतराममृताभिषेकाम्।
तां जीवधारणकरीं मदनातपत्राम्
उद्धृत्तकेशनिवहां सुदतीं स्मरामि॥

She, who in union turned poison-like separation into nectar—still she dwells in me.

separation (258) reunion (36) life-giving love (1)

अद्यापि तां क्षितितले वरकामिनीनां
सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरतया प्रथमैकरेखाम्।
शृङ्गारनाटकरसोत्तमपानपात्रीं कान्तां
स्मरामि कुसुमायुधबाणखिन्नाम्॥

I recall that ideal woman among earth’s beauties—perfect for a romance drama.

ideal beauty (2) drama (36) love (1567) embodiment (7)

अद्यापि तां गतिनिराकृतराजहंसीं
धम्मिल्लनिर्जितकलापमयूखभासाम्।
मत्तश्रिया मदचकोरविलोलनेत्रां
संचिन्तयामि कलकण्ट्जसमानकण्ठाम्॥

Her gait outshining swans, hair brighter than peacock feathers—she is my muse.

gait (6) swan (53) peacock (45) grace (359) love muse (1)

अद्यापि तां गमनमित्युदितं मदीयं
श्रुत्वैव भीरुहरिणीमिव चञ्चलाक्षीम्।
वाचः स्खलद्विगलदश्रुहलाकुलाक्षीं
संचिन्तयामि गुरुशोकविनम्रवक्त्राम्॥

Even now I recall her—the moment I said I must go, her eyes fluttered like a timid deer’s. Tears welled up in her eyes, voice trembling, face bowed in...

separation (258) sorrow (325) timid beloved (1) emotional moment (1) deer-eyed (12) weeping (4) trembling voice (1) vivid memory (3) painful farewell (1) love (1567)

अद्यापि तां गलितबन्धनकेशपाशां
स्रस्तस्रजं स्मितसुधामधुराधरौष्ठीम्।
पीनोन्नतस्तनयुगोपरिचारुचुम्बन्-
मुक्तावलीं रहसि लोलदृशं स्मरामि॥

Even now I remember her, with loosened hair, disheveled garland, lips dripping with the nectar of smiles, her bosom softly brushing against a string o...

romantic memory (8) secret love (3) loosened hair (4) sweet lips (1) garland (31) desire (898) embrace (93) intimacy (234) passionate moment (1) pearls (42)

अद्यापि तां चिरयिते मयि तन्निवासं
रात्रौ समागतवतीं परिवर्तमानाम्।
गत्वा स्मितं किमपि चण्चलितां निषण्णां
सख्या समागतवतीमधिकं स्मरामि॥

Still etched in my memory—how she spent the night with me after a long separation, initially restless, then settled, and finally expressing joy throug...

reunion (36) joyful night (1) secret smiles (1) intimate bond (1) friendship (209) emotional memory (3) restlessness (43) love (1567) night (145) recollection (1)

अद्यापि तां जगति वर्णयितुं न कश्चिच्
छक्नोत्यदृष्टसदृशीं च परिग्रहं मे।
दृष्टं द्वयोः सदृशयोः खलु येन रूपं
शक्तो भवेद्यदि स एव नरो न चान्यः॥

Even now I feel no one in the world can describe her beauty, for she was unlike anything seen before. If one saw both of us together and grasped our b...

incomparable beauty (2) uniqueness (49) divine love (53) beyond description (1) rare match (1) poetic admiration (10) human limitation (3) mystery (83) aesthetics (180)

अद्यापि तां जघनदर्शनलालसेन
कृष्टं मया निवसनांचलमेकपार्श्वात्।
पूज्य स्थितामपि ततो मुहुराकृषन्तीं
मन्दाक्षसंकुचितनूत्नमुखीं स्मरामि॥

I still remember when I lifted the corner of her garment to see her hips. Though modestly standing still, she repeatedly tugged it back, her shy glanc...

playful love (6) modesty (103) hips (14) garment (9) coy glances (1) shyness (81) romantic teasing (1) charm (252) innocence (103) allure (96)

अद्यापि तां झटिति वक्रितकन्धराग्रां
निक्षिप्तपाणिकमलां च नितम्बमिम्बे।
वासांसपार्श्वलसदुल्बणकेशपाशां
पश्यामि मां प्रति दृशं बहुशः क्षिपन्तीम्॥

Even now I recall how suddenly she turned her neck, dropped her lotus-like hand on her hip, with hair cascading from the side of her garment, casting ...

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