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अन्योन्यप्रकटानुरागरभसादुद्भूतरोमाञ्चयोर्
उत्कण्ठापरिखेददुःसहतया क्षामीभवद्गात्रयोः।
नक्तं दैववशात् क्षणं गुरुजनात्स्वायत्ततां
प्राप्तयोर् यातो दुर्लभसंगमोत्सवविधिर्यूनोर्जनाख्येयताम्॥

Two lovers, deeply in love, tremble with longing yet meet only briefly due to elders’ control. Their tale becomes an unspoken epic.

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अन्योन्यभेदो भ्रातॄणां सुहृदां वा बलान्तक।
भवत्यानन्दकृद्देव द्विषतां नात्र संशयः॥

Differences between brothers or friends bring joy to enemies. This highlights the need for harmony among close relations.

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अन्योन्यमुत्पीडयदुत्पलाक्ष्याः
स्तनद्वयं पाण्डु तथा प्रवृद्धम्।
मध्ये यथा श्याममुखस्य तस्य
मृणालसूत्रान्तरमप्यलभ्यम्॥

Her lotus-like breasts press against each other, pale with passion, making even the space between them inaccessible. Erotic beauty is emphasized.

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अन्योन्यरागवशयोर्युवयोर्विलास-
स्वच्छन्दताच्छिदपयातु तदालिवर्गः।
अत्याजयन् सिचयमाजिमकारयन्वा
दन्तैर्नखैश्च मदनो मदनः कथं स्यात्॥

The lovers, lost in play, show no concern for modesty or onlookers. Love transcends norms and propriety.

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अन्योन्यलक्षणैर्युक्तां नारीं संकीर्णकां विदुः।
या निजैरेव संयुक्ता चिह्नैस्तां केवलां जगुः॥

A woman marked by others' signs is considered mixed. But one adorned only with personal signs is called singularly owned.

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अन्योन्यलावण्यविलोकनान्तं
नेत्रद्वयं स्यात्सततं किलास्याः।
इत्येव नासा विहिता विधात्रा
मध्ये तयोर्दर्शनविघ्नकर्त्री॥

Eyes long to behold each other endlessly. Hence, the nose was placed in between — as a divine obstruction.

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अन्योन्यवारिघटितौ धनवारिपाताद् भीतौ
भृशं मृगवधूर्मृगयूथपश्च। वित्तस्तया घटनया
कृतसौख्यमोहौ नैवाम्बुवाहजलशीकरपातपीडाम्॥

The deer and his mate, mistaking coins for water droplets, are happy in illusion. Wealth blinds them to truth.

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अन्योन्यविपरीतानि मतानि मनसः सदा।
अविद्यायां पुनः सत्ये ज्ञानस्योच्चतरस्य हि।
अङ्गानि निखिलानि स्युः पूरयन्ति परस्परम्॥

Minds often conflict between ignorance and truth, yet all opposing aspects together contribute to completeness.

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अन्योन्यश्वसिताशनैः फणधरैराविश्य सत्त्वान्बहिर्
भुञ्जानैः परिचारकैस्तृणगणैरानन्दिना नन्दिना।
भिक्षान्नोपचितैश्च दारतनयैः पुष्णाति विश्वानि
यः स स्वामी मम दैवतं तदितरो नाम्नापि नाम्नायते॥

The Lord, through his incarnations, sustains all beings—even demons and serpents—by accepting offerings and sharing household joys.

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अन्योन्यसंगमवशादधुना विभातां
तस्यापि तेऽपि मनसी विकसद्विलासे।
स्रष्टुं पुनर्मनसिजस्य तनुं प्रवृत्तम्
आदाविव द्व्यणुककृत्परमाणुयुग्मम्॥

From their union arises a spark of creation, like primordial atomic fusion—symbolizing love as the seed of cosmos.

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