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अनर्था ह्यर्थरूपाश्च अर्थाश्चानर्थरूपिणः।
भवन्ति ते विनाशाय दैवायत्तस्य रोचते॥

Misfortunes that appear as fortunes—and fortunes that appear as misfortunes—become the cause of ruin, favored by fate.

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अनर्थितर्पणं वित्तं चित्तमध्यानदर्पणम्।
अतीर्थसर्पणं देहं पर्यन्ते शोच्यतां व्रजेत्॥

Wealth not used rightly, a mind lacking depth, a body devoid of pilgrimage—all are pitiful at the end.

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अनर्थित्वान्मनुष्याणां भयात् परिजनस्य च।
मर्यादायाममर्यादाः स्त्रियस्तिष्ठन्ति भर्तृषु॥

Due to men's helplessness or fear, women often remain in unjust marital situations. A subtle critique of gender inequality.

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अनर्थे चैव निरतम् अर्थे चैव पराङ्मुखम्।
न तं भर्तारमिच्छन्ति षण्ढं पतिमिव स्त्रियः॥

One who is absorbed in unworthy acts and ignores the truly beneficial is rejected by women—just as impotent men are.

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अनर्थोऽप्यर्थरूपेण तथार्थोऽनर्थरूपभाक्।
उत्पद्यते विनाशाय तस्मादुक्तं परीक्षयेत्॥

Even misfortune may appear as beneficial, and fortune may bear the form of misfortune; both can lead to destruction. Hence, one should always examine ...

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अनलंकृतोऽपि माधव हरसि मनो मे सदा प्रसभम्।
किं पुनरलंकृतस्त्वं संप्रति नखरक्षतैस्तस्याः॥

Even unadorned, O Madhava, you captivate my heart forcibly—how much more when adorned now with the nail marks of your beloved?

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अनलः शीतनाशाय विषनाशाय गारुडम्।
विवेको दुःखनाशाय सर्वनाशाय दुर्मतिः॥

Fire destroys cold, Garuda-mantra cures poison, discrimination removes sorrow, but wrong thinking leads to total ruin.

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अनलः सलिलाज्जातः कार्त्तिकेयोऽपि वह्नितः।
गूढं हि महतां जन्म परिच्छेत्तुं क ईश्वरः॥

Fire born of water (as Kartikeya was), yet remains fire; the birth of great beings is mysterious—who can comprehend it fully?

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अनलसजवापुष्पोत्पीडच्छवि प्रथमं ततः
समदयवनीगण्डच्छायं पुनर्मधुपिङ्गलम्।
तदनु च नवस्वर्णादर्शप्रभं शशिनस्ततस्
तरुणतगराकारं बिम्बं विभाति नभस्तले॥

Describes moon's beauty in stages: red like fresh Ashoka buds, then resembling tamala leaves, then gold-mirror-like, then jasmine-like—each phase capt...

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अनलस्तम्भनविद्यां सुभग भवान् नियतमेव जानाति।
मन्मथशराग्नितप्ते हृदि मे कथमन्यथा वससि॥

Beloved, you must have mastered the spell to freeze fire—for how else do you reside so calmly in my heart burning with love?

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