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अधिरजनि व्याधगृहे सुखमननभूतमनुभूय।
अपशोककोकमिथुनं जीवनदानेसमुल्लसति।

A hunter once enjoyed the unprecedented bliss of love at night. Now he watches the joyful pairing of birds with regret, as he is deprived of love’s de...

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अधिरोहार्य पादाभ्यां पादुके हेमभूषिते।
एते हि सर्वलोकस्य योगक्षेमं विधास्यतः॥

The golden-ornamented sandals of Rama are placed with reverence. These alone are capable of ensuring the welfare of all the worlds, in absence of the ...

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अधिलवङ्गममी रजसाधिकं
मलिनिताः सुमनोदलतालिनः।
स्फुटमिति प्रसवेन पुरोऽहसत्
सपदि कुन्दलता दलतालिनः॥

The bees, once smeared with sandal dust, now wear excess clove-dust, and appear tainted. Yet the jasmine creeper laughs, anticipating blossoming — an ...

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अधिश्रीरुद्याने त्वमसि भवतः पल्लवचयो
धुरीणः कल्याणे तव जगति शाखा श्रमहरा।
मुदे पुष्पोल्लेखः फलमपि च तुष्ट्यै तनभृतां
रसाल त्वां तस्माच् छ्रयति शतशः कोकिलकुलम्॥

O mango tree, you are supreme in the royal garden; your leaves are soothing, flowers delightful, fruits nourishing. Hence, hundreds of cuckoos flock t...

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अधिष्ठानं समिच्छन्ति ह्यचलं निर्बले सति।
संसारे सर्वभूतानां तृणबिन्दुवदस्थिरे॥

In the unstable world, even the weak seek support from something unmoving and steady, like a straw clinging to a rock in a storm.

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अधीतपञ्चाशुगबाणवञ्चने
स्थिता मदन्तर्बहिरेषि चेदुरः।
स्मराशुगेभ्यो हृदय बिभेतु न
प्रविश्य तत्त्वन्मयसपुटे मम॥

O heart, if you have studied how to evade Cupid’s five arrows (lust, delusion, etc.), fear not their attack—for you are already protected inside and o...

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अधीतविद्यैर्विगते शिशुत्वे धनोर्जिते हारिणि यौवने च।
सेव्या नितम्बास्तु विलासिनीनां ततस्तदर्थं धरणीधराणाम्॥

Once education is complete, childhood passed, wealth earned, and youth flourished — then one should indulge in the pleasures of love and life.

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अधीतस्य च तप्तस्य कर्मणः सुकृतस्य च।
षष्ठं भजति भागं तु प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्॥
षड्भागस्य न भोक्तासौ रक्षते न प्रजाः कथम्॥

A ruler who protects his subjects with dharma enjoys one-sixth of their merits. If he doesn’t protect them, he has no right to their contributions.

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अधीतिबोधाचरणप्रचारणैर्
दशाश्चतस्रः प्रणयन्नुपाधिभिः।
चतुर्दशत्वं कृतवान् कुतः स्वयं
न वेद्मि विद्यासु चतुर्दशस्वयम्॥

A person who embodies study, understanding, practice, and dissemination transcends the ten ordinary states and attains the status of fourteen—like the...

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अधीते तु महाभाष्ये व्यर्था सा पदमञ्जरी।
नाधीते तु महाभाष्ये व्यर्था सा पदमञ्जरी॥

Without studying the Mahabhashya (great grammar commentary), the Padamanjari is meaningless. It’s essential to grasp the core text before its subcomme...

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