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अनावृताः स्ववर्णेषु सर्वसाधारणाः पुरा।
नार्यो बभूवुर्निर्वैरो यतः सर्वोऽभवज्जनः॥

In the ancient days, women mingled freely within their classes; society was harmonious because all were united.

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अनावृष्टिहते देशे सस्ये च प्रलयं गते।
धन्यास्तात न पश्यन्ति देशभङ्गं कुलक्षयम्॥

Blessed are those who do not witness the ruin of land due to famine and the destruction of their lineage.

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अनाश्रिता दानपुण्यं वेदपुण्यमनाश्रिताः।
रागद्वेषविनिर्मुक्ता विचरन्तीह मोक्षिणः॥

The liberated wanderers rely on neither charity nor Vedic rituals. Free from attachment and aversion, they move toward liberation.

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अनाश्रिते दृप्तगुरौ अवज्ञां कलयेन् नृपः।
संवर्तेन मरुत्तस्तु निरस्तमकरोद्गुरुम्॥

When a teacher becomes arrogant and unworthy, a king should remove him. King Marutta once dismissed such a proud guru.

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अनास्था वस्तूनामभिमतगुणानामुपहृतौ
घनो गर्वस्तन्व्या रुषि च विहिताडम्बरविधिः।
प्रहारः पादाभ्यां यमनमपि काञ्च्या चरणयोः
प्रियाया विब्बोकं तदिदमिति धन्योऽनुभवति॥

Indifference to good gifts, vanity, false rituals, anger, and violence—some lovers even see the beloved’s abuse as affection.

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अनास्वादितसंभोगाः पतन्तु तव शत्रवः।
बालवैधव्यदग्धानां कुलस्त्रीणां स्तना इव॥

May your enemies suffer the pain of denied pleasures—like the unfulfilled breasts of young widows.

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अनास्वाद्यमविक्रेयम् अनादेयमनीप्सितम्।
दत्तं निरुपकारं यद् वन्ध्यदानेन तेन किम्॥

What is inedible, unsellable, unwanted, and useless—even if donated—is a barren gift.

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अनाहिताग्निः शतगुर् अयज्वा च सह्स्रगुः।
सुरापो वृषलीभर्ता ब्रःमहा गुरुतल्पगः॥

He who does not maintain sacred fire is worse than one who has served a hundred teachers. Sinners include drinkers, outcastes, and those who violate s...

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असत्प्रतिग्रहे युक्त्तः स्तेनः कुत्सितयाजकः।
अदोषस्त्यक्तुमन्योन्यं कर्मसंकरनिश्चयात्॥

He who accepts unworthy gifts, performs impure rituals, or violates social duties is a thief in spirit and disrupts the natural order.

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अनाहूतः प्रविशति अपृष्टो बहु भाषते।
विश्वसित्यप्रमत्तेषु मूढचेता नराधमः॥

A base person is one who enters uninvited, speaks without being asked, and behaves foolishly among those who trust and are unaware. This shloka critiq...

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