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अकर्मशीलं च महाशनं च लोकद्विष्टं बहुमायं नृशंसम्।
अदेशकालज्ञमनिष्टवेषम् एतान् गृहे न प्रतिवासयीत॥

The lazy, the glutton, the one hated by the public, the very deceitful, the cruel, the one ignorant of proper time and place, and one with disagreeabl...

ethics (803) niti (75) conduct (143) company (17) household (30) vice (45) prudence (75)

अकलङ्कचन्द्रकलया कलिता सा भाति वारुणी तरुणी।
भालस्थलीव शम्भोः संध्याध्यानोपविष्टस्य॥

That young maiden from the West, adorned with a sliver of the spotless moon, shines like the forehead of Lord Shambhu (Shiva) when He is seated in eve...

simile (28) poetry (588) beauty (1797) shiva (328) moon (394) meditation (82) imagery (157) kavya (34)

अकलङ्कान्तिके कान्तिः केति कालङ्कलङ्किनः।
अरुणे तरुणे मस्या धावं कामयते शशी॥

What is the beauty of the spotted moon when compared to a spotless one? Desiring the beauty of the youthful dawn, the moon acquired this stain of ink....

poetry (588) wordplay (33) moon (394) conceit (2) imagination (48) beauty (1797) dawn (69) kavya (34)

अकलङ्का पुलकवती सस्नेहा मुक्तकञ्चुकी श्यामा।
पततु तवोरसि दयिता खङ्गलता वैरिणः शिरसि॥

Greed/Desire, like a wicked woman, impels a person towards forbidden actions. Shame/Conscience, like a mother, protects that very person from all thos...

greed (141) shame (67) conscience (8) morality (248) virtue (726) sin (135) personification (29) desire (898)

अकलङ्को दृढः शुद्धः परिवारी गुणान्वितः।
सद्वंशो हृदयग्राही खङ्गः सुसदृशस्तव॥

Spotless, firm, pure, with a good family (sheath), endowed with virtues (a good hilt), of noble lineage (made of good material), and heart-captivating...

simile (28) pun (31) shlesha (7) praise (189) sword (39) king (200) virtue (726) wordplay (33)

अकलितनिजपररूपः स्वकमपि दोषं परस्थितं वेत्ति।
नावास्थितस्तटस्थान् अचलानपि विचलितान् मनुते॥

One who has not understood the nature of self and others perceives their own faults as existing in others, just as a person in a moving boat considers...

analogy (98) projection (5) self-awareness (37) fault (11) perception (181) bias (15) wisdom (1611)

अकलियुगमखर्वमत्र हृद्यं व्यचरदपापघनो यतः कुटुम्बी।
मम रुचिरिह लक्ष्मणाग्रजेन प्रभवति शर्मदशास्यमर्देन॥

Because that completely sinless householder (Rama) lived here, it was a long and delightful era, free from the evils of Kali Yuga. My happiness arises...

rama (81) ramayana (52) righteousness (134) ravana (28) lakshmana (11) happiness (65) dharma (540)

अकलिलतपस्तेजोवीर्यप्रथिम्नि यशोनिधा-
ववितथमदध्माते रोषान्मुनावभिधावति।
अभिनवधनुर्विद्यादर्पक्षमाय च कर्मणे
स्फुरति रभसात् पाणिः पादोपसंग्रहणाय च॥

As the sage (Parashurama)—renowned for his untainted austerity, splendor, valor, and fame, and puffed with righteous pride—rushed forward in anger, (R...

rama (81) parashurama (8) conflict (90) respect (164) dharma (540) ramayana (52) dilemma (14) poise (8)

अकल्पः स्वाङ्गचेष्टायां शकुन्त इव पञ्जरे।
अनुच्छ्वसन्स्मरन् पूर्वं गर्भे किं नाम विन्दते॥

Incapable of moving one's own limbs, like a bird in a cage, breathing with difficulty and remembering past deeds—what does one experience in the womb?...

womb (8) rebirth (102) samsara (74) suffering (358) philosophy (290) vedanta (34) helplessness (100) karma (500)

अकस्मात् प्रक्रिया नॄणां अकस्माच्चापकर्षणम्।
शुभाशुभे महत्त्वं च प्रकर्तुं बुद्धिलाघवात्॥

The rise of men is sudden, and their downfall is also sudden. Good fortune, misfortune, and greatness are brought about as if by a whim or 'lightness ...

fate (402) fortune (115) unpredictability (46) destiny (289) rise and fall (7) chance (6)

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