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अमी पृथुस्तम्बभृतः पिशङ्गतां
गता विपाकेन फलस्य शालयः।
विकासि वप्राम्भसि गन्धसूचितं
नमन्ति निघ्रातुमिवास्यतोत्पलम्॥

These tall, ripened rice plants bend as if to smell the fragrance of lotus—they bow in beauty.

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अमीभिः संसिक्तेस्तव किमु फलं वारिदघटे
यदेतेऽपेक्षन्ते सलिलमवटेभ्योऽपि तरवः।
अयं युक्तो व्यक्तं ननु सुखयितुं चातकशिशुर्
यदेष ग्रीष्मेऽपि स्पृहयति न पाथस्त्वदपरान्॥

These trees, desiring even gutter water, await your grace like the baby chataka bird seeks rain only from clouds.

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अमीभिराकण्ठमभोजि तद्गृहे तुषारधारामृदितेव शकरा।
हयद्विषद्वष्कयणीपयः सुतं सुधाह्रदात् पङ्कमिवोद्धृतं दधि॥

Like butter churned from mud, the son was born divine from impure surroundings—purity transcends.

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अमी व्यर्थारम्भा दुरधिगमभूभृत्परिसरे
विषक्ता लक्ष्यन्ते वयमिव हताशा जलधराः।
ममेवान्तश्चेष्टाविफलविपुलाकारविभवाः
स्वभूमौ यान्तीमाः परिणतिमसंख्याश्च सरितः॥

These clouds, like us, have grand forms but no effect—they drift helplessly like rivers losing themselves.

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अमी शिरीषप्रसवावतंसाः
प्रभ्रंशिनो वारिविहारिणीनाम्।
पारिप्लवाः स्रोतसि निम्नगायाः
शैवाललोलांश्छलयन्ति मीनान्॥

Waterweeds floating on rivers deceive fish like fallen hairpieces of women—danger in disguise.

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अमीषां जन्तूनां कतिपयनिमेषस्थितिजुषां
वियोगे धीराणां क इह परितापस्य विषयः।
क्षणादुत्पद्यन्ते विलयमपि यान्ति क्षणममी
न केऽपि स्थातारः सुरगिरिपयोधिप्रभृतयः॥

Life is transient—even mighty beings vanish in moments. Who then should mourn temporary loss?

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अमीषां प्राणानां तुलितबिसिनीपत्रपयसां
कृते किं नास्माभिर्विगलितविवेकैर्व्यवसितम्।
यदाढ्यानामग्रे द्रविणमदनिःसंज्ञमनसां
कृतं वीतव्रीडैर्निजगुणकथापातकमपि॥

In greed for wealth, we sacrifice all virtue—even singing our own disgrace to the rich.

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अमीषां मञ्जुश्रीरुचिरवदनश्रीकृतरुचां
श्रुतं नो नामापि क्व नु खलु हिमांशुप्रकृतयः।
ममाभ्यर्णे धार्ष्ट्याच्चरति पुनरिन्दीवरमिति
क्रुधेवेदं प्रान्तारुणमवतु वो लोचनयुगम्॥

Enraged at the blue lotus daring to rival her beauty, she casts an angry red glance—bewitching.

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अमीषां मण्डलाभोगः स्तनानामेव शोभते।
येषामुपेत्य सोत्कम्पा राजानोऽपि करप्रदाः॥

The perfect roundness of these breasts humbles even kings—who tremble and offer gifts.

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अमीषां मोहाद्वा धरणिधरचूडाञ्चलभुवाम्
अभाग्याद्वा कैश्चिन्मरकतमणिश्चेन्न गणितः।
तथासौ रथ्यायामपि निपतितः किं न कुरुते
समुन्मीलन्नीलद्युतिलहरिलिप्ता इव दिशः॥

Due to ignorance or misfortune, the emerald was unvalued—but now lies on the street, unheeded.

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