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अप्रकटवर्तितस्तन- मण्डलिकानिभृतचक्रदर्शिन्यः।
आवेशयन्ति हृदयं स्मरचर्यागुप्तयोगिन्यः॥

Though unseen, the subtle whorls of your breast-halo stir the hearts of secret practitioners, guiding their meditation in hidden devotion.

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अप्रकटीकृतशक्तिः शक्तोऽपि जनात् तिरस्क्रियां लभते।
निवसन्नन्तर्दारुणि लङ्घ्यो वह्निर्न तु ज्वलितः॥

Even great power, if unspoken or unrecognized, remains scorned—like a hidden flame that fails to bring light.

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अप्रगल्भस्य या विद्या कृपणस्य च यद्धनम्।
यच्च बाहुबलं भीरोर् व्यर्थमेतत् त्रयं भुवि॥

What use is knowledge to the stingy or wealth to the foolish? Both are wasted without generosity, strength, and discernment.

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अप्रगल्भाः पदन्यासे जननीरागहेतवः।
सन्त्येके बहुलालापाः कवयो बालका इव॥

Poets, like children, speak only the precious words that stir the mother’s affection—proving pure speech wins the heart.

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अप्रणोद्योऽतिथिः सायं सूर्योढो गृहमेधिना।
काले प्राप्तस्त्वकाले वा नास्यानश्नन् गृहे वसेत्॥

A worthy guest arrives at dusk, like the setting sun—never a burden to the house, but always a blessing.

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अप्रणाद्योऽतिथिः सायं सूर्योढो गृहमेधिनाम्।
पूजया तस्य देवत्वं प्रयान्ति गृहमेधिनः॥

When a guest arrives unbidden at evening, host and deity both honor him—teaching the sacred duty of welcoming strangers.

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अप्रतिकृत्यात्मानं सहसानर्थेषु न प्रवर्तेत।
शिरसि धृतेऽमृतकिरणे विषमघसद्विषमनेत्रोऽपि॥

One must not blindly act on fleeting impulses; even a tranquil mind can be scorched by rash decisions.

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अप्रतिबुद्धे श्रोतरि वक्तुर्वाक्यं प्रयाति वैफल्यम्।
नयनविहीने भर्तरि लावण्यमिवेह खञ्जनाक्षीणाम्॥

Words uttered to the uncomprehending are as futile as pearls before swine. A wise speaker chooses their audience carefully.

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अप्रतिष्ठाश्च ये केचिद् अधर्मशरणाश्च ये।
तेषां प्रतिष्ठा गङ्गेह शरणं शर्म वर्म च॥

Those who uphold unrighteous causes have no true support. Their only refuge becomes the pure waters of the Ganges and the armor of righteousness.

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अप्रत्यक्षाणि शास्त्राणि विवादस्तत्र केवलम्।
प्रत्यक्षं ज्यौतिषं शास्त्रं चन्द्रार्कौ यत्र साक्षिणौ॥

Scholarly debates arise only where scriptures lack clear evidence; for direct sciences like astronomy, the sun and moon themselves are witnesses.

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