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A romantic poem where the moon is compared to the beloved’s face, and her voice to the cuckoo’s song—pure poetic devotion and divine beauty.
A woman exhausted from passionate love lies under gentle sun rays—her disheveled hair and eyes narrate a poetic scene of romantic fatigue.
A woman joyfully sees her beloved’s bite marks on her body and adorns herself lovingly—expressing the sweet pain of passionate union.
A poetic praise for the jasmine creeper (Mālatī), saying it is blessed among all wild vines as the bee chooses it lovingly—metaphor for chosen beauty.
Fickle men wander after different types of wealth or women and are never satisfied; only the wise find peace in contentment.
Through eloquent speech, injustice is falsely presented as justice; and justice is twisted by greed—condemning the misuse of rhetoric.
A king living through unjust means loses his kingdom due to the disgust of the people—karma and moral fall are inevitable.
Accumulating wealth through unjust means only leads to its shrinkage—greedy men’s wealth diminishes due to the curse of truth.
A fool exposes his own flaws while thinking he’s revealing others’. True wise ones act differently.
Righteousness performed using wealth acquired through unjust means is deemed hypocritical by all. True dharma is that which is practiced with wealth e...
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