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Aged and frail, I now imitate the king's conduct only through regulation and fear of punishment, constantly correcting errors in palace routines.
O King, you shine in battle and charm your citizens with grace. Even celestial beauties see you as Indra incarnate roaming this earth.
Treat palace elders like parents, consider cows as oneself, and take up agriculture personally—ideal duties for a righteous ruler.
May the wise who seek inner light and truth-nontruth discrimination, cultivate affection through this lamp of wise sayings.
How can a Champaka tree, whose roots burn in desert sands, ever dream of blooming? Symbol of those in unfit environments.
This poetic verse describes how the lover stealthily enters the heart of a young woman, raising emotions symbolized by bodily reactions.
Trees deprived of light and nourishment appear to desire to head toward the cremation ground — metaphoric of souls in distress.
For those content within, there is wealth at every step; those with impure minds rarely find peace, even in dreams.
Overwhelmed with inner joy, one’s body responds involuntarily to praise of heroic deeds, showing the deep impact of virtue.
Intense inner heat of separation burns the body, and even fate’s inscriptions on the forehead cannot be erased.
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