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अनक्षरज्ञेन जनेन सख्यं संभाषणं दुष्प्रभुसेवनं च।
आलिङ्गनं लम्बपयोधराणां प्रत्यक्षदुःखं त्रयमेव भूमौ॥

Friendship with the unlettered, talk with the ignorant, and intimacy with the harsh—all cause pain, not pleasure.

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अनङ्कुरितकूर्चकः स तु सितोपलाढ्यं पयः
स एव धृतकूचकः सलवणाम्बुतक्रोपमः।
स एव सितकूर्चकः क्वथितगुग्गुलोद्वेगकृद्
भवन्ति हरिणीदृशां प्रियतमेषु भावास्त्रयः॥

The same milk appears differently: as curd, as whey, as sour buttermilk. So too the moods of beloved women—one source, many expressions.

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अनङ्गः पञ्चभिः पुष्पैर् विश्वं व्यजयतेषुभिः।
इत्यसंभाव्यमथवा विचित्रा वस्तुशक्तयः॥

Love (Kāmadeva), without a body, conquers the world with five flower arrows—highlighting the strange power of unseen emotions.

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अनङ्गतापप्रशमाय तस्य
कदर्थ्यमाना मुहुरामृणालम्।
मधौ मधौ नाकनदीनलिन्यो
वरं वहन्तां शिशिरेऽनुरागम्॥

In winter, lotus stems shiver under unwanted touches; better they carry Spring’s heat than passionless affection—yearning for true warmth.

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अनङ्ग पलितं मूर्ध्नि पश्यैतद् विजयध्वजम्।
इदानीं जितमस्माभिस् तवाकिंचित्कराः शराः॥

Behold, O Cupid (अनङ्ग), the grey hair on my head—this is now the victory flag. Your arrows no longer affect me; I have conquered you through age and ...

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अनङ्गबाणाकुलितस्य शंभोः
शिरो भवानीचरणेऽतिनम्रम्।
विलोक्य काचिच्चरणे चरन्ती
पिपीलिका चुम्बति चन्द्रबिम्बम्॥

Shiva, pierced by Cupid's arrows, bows at Parvati’s feet. Even a humble ant walking there seems to kiss the moon-like brilliance of her toes.

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अनङ्गमङ्गलगृहापाङ्गभङ्गितरङ्गितैः।
आलिङ्गितः स तन्वङ्ग्या कार्तार्थ्यं लभते कदा॥

When will that slender woman’s side glance, which adorns Cupid’s marriage hall, embrace me and fulfill my longing?

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अनङ्गमङ्गलभुवस् तदपाङ्गस्य भङ्गयः।
जनयन्ति मुहुर्यूनाम् अन्तःसंतापसंततिम्॥

The playful glances of beloved women, Cupid’s realm, repeatedly generate an inner fire of longing and restlessness in young men.

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अनङ्गमङ्गलारम्भकुम्भाविव पयोधरौ।
कस्य नार्तिहरौ तस्याः करपल्लवसंवृतौ॥

Her breasts, like ceremonial pots at Cupid’s wedding, are enclosed by her soft palms—removing the suffering of love from whosoever beholds them.

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अनङ्गरङ्गपीठोऽस्याः शृङ्गारस्वर्णविष्टरः।
लावण्यसारसंघातः सा घना जघनस्थली॥

Her rounded hips are the golden platform of Cupid's love sport—a concentrated mass of beauty and sensuality.

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