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अन्तःपुराणां विहितव्यवस्थः पदे पदेऽहं स्खलितानि रक्षन्।
जरातुरः संप्रति दण्डनीत्या सर्वं नृपस्यानुकरोमि वृत्तम्॥

Aged and frail, I now imitate the king's conduct only through regulation and fear of punishment, constantly correcting errors in palace routines.

aging (53) regulation (7) imitation (19) discipline (380) old age (29) palace order (1) royal norms (1) correction (11) fear (252) governance (214)

O King, you shine in battle and charm your citizens with grace. Even celestial beauties see you as Indra incarnate roaming this earth.

king (200) charm (252) war valor (1) citizen love (1) indra (54) majesty (29) divine aura (4) royalty (92) beauty (1797) celestial (62)

Treat palace elders like parents, consider cows as oneself, and take up agriculture personally—ideal duties for a righteous ruler.

duty (198) ethics (803) agriculture (22) elders (14) cows (14) selfless (1) governance (214) discipline (380) kingdom (21) palace life (1)

May the wise who seek inner light and truth-nontruth discrimination, cultivate affection through this lamp of wise sayings.

wisdom (1611) truth (300) discrimination (65) inner light (14) affection (216) wise sayings (1) knowledge (279) intellect (106) introspection (83)

How can a Champaka tree, whose roots burn in desert sands, ever dream of blooming? Symbol of those in unfit environments.

unsuitable conditions (1) growth (95) adversity (67) metaphor (1632) desert (19) burning roots (1) hope (116) survival (91)

This poetic verse describes how the lover stealthily enters the heart of a young woman, raising emotions symbolized by bodily reactions.

love (1567) stealth (2) youth (261) longing (690) body language (23) poetic imagery (180) emotion (652) beauty (1797) desire (898)

Trees deprived of light and nourishment appear to desire to head toward the cremation ground — metaphoric of souls in distress.

despair (67) decay (115) metaphor (1632) trees (54) body drying (1) suffering (358) lifelessness (2) symbolism (947)

For those content within, there is wealth at every step; those with impure minds rarely find peace, even in dreams.

contentment (86) inner peace (18) wealth (447) purity (356) restlessness (43) dream (23) satisfaction (26) happiness (65)

Overwhelmed with inner joy, one’s body responds involuntarily to praise of heroic deeds, showing the deep impact of virtue.

joy (342) praise (189) emotion (652) heroism (93) physical response (2) virtue (726) humility (596) deep listening (1)

Intense inner heat of separation burns the body, and even fate’s inscriptions on the forehead cannot be erased.

separation (258) fate (402) suffering (358) destiny (289) anguish (5) love (1567) predestined (1) intense pain (1)