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अमीषामामोदप्रणयसुभगं संगतमभूत्
प्रसूनैरुन्निद्रैः सह बहुभिरेव प्रतिवनम्।
उदन्या न क्वापि व्यरमदरविन्दे परममी
पिबन्ति स्वच्छन्दं रसमुदरपूरं मधुलिहः॥

These bees, drunk on fragrant lotuses, roam freely from grove to grove, tasting nature’s honey.

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अमीषामारूढप्रसवविवराणां मधुलिहां ध्वनिः
पान्थस्त्रीणां प्रसरति वियोगज्वर इव।
द्रुमालीनां यूनोर्मन इव सरागं किसलयं
परागः पुष्पाणां पतति मदनस्येव विशिखः॥

The pollen and hum from blooming buds echoes the lover’s separation—like Cupid’s arrows.

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अमीषामुष्णांशोः किरणनिकराणां परिचयात्
सरस्तीक्ष्णं माभूस्तव किल निसर्गः शिशिरिमा।
दुरात्मानो ह्येते कतिपयपयोबिन्दुरसिकान्
निरस्यन्तः पान्थांस्त्वयि किमपि शोषं विदधति॥

Even a few harsh sunrays dry travelers—your nature shouldn’t become like theirs: sharp and cruel.

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अमी समुद्धूतसरोजरेणुना हृता हृतासारकणेन वायुना।
उपागमे दुश्चरिता इवापदां गतिं न निश्चेतुमलं शिलीमुखाः॥

These arrows, raised with lotus dust, lose direction like calamities—unable to strike their mark.

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अमी हि वस्त्रान्तनिरुद्धवक्त्राः प्रयान्ति मे दूरतरं वयस्याः।
परोऽपि बन्धुः सुखसंस्थितस्य मित्रं न कश्चिद् विषमस्थितस्य॥

My companions, once close, now conceal their faces and drift far away. In comfort, even strangers seem like family; in distress, no one remains a true...

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अमी हि वृक्षाः फलपुष्पशोभिताः
कठोरनिष्पन्दलतोपवेष्टिताः।
नृपाज्ञया रक्षिजनेन पालिता नराः
सदारा इव यान्ति निर्वृतिम्॥

These splendid trees, though blooming and fruitful, stand motionless, encased in hard bark. Guarded by royal decree, they find peace like men with dut...

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अमी हेलोन्मेषव्यसनिषु पलाशेषु परितः
पिबन्ति स्वच्छन्दं मधु मधुलिहो माद्यति जनः।
अयं च प्रत्यग्रं दशति सहकारं परभृतो
यदीदं मर्मान्तर्विदलति क एष व्यतिकरः॥

Bees delight in drinking nectar from fresh palash blooms, yet some people, envious of ripening mangoes, spoil them prematurely—what strange contradict...

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अमुं कालक्षेपं त्यज जलद गम्भीरमधुरैः
किमेभिर्निर्घोषैः सृज झटिति झात्कारि सलिलम्।
अये पश्यावस्थामकरुणसमीरव्यतिकर-
स्फुरद्दावज्वालावलिजटिलमूर्तेर्विटपिनः॥

O cloud! Waste no time with your deep rumblings—release rain swiftly! Sweet noise means little without timely action.

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अमुं पुरः पश्यसि देवदारुं पुत्रीकृतोऽसौ वृषभध्वजेन।
यो हेमकुम्भस्तननिःसृतानां स्कन्दस्य मातुः पयसां रसज्ञः॥

Behold the cedar before you, adopted like a son by Shiva, for it knows the sweetness of Parvati’s nectar that once nourished Skanda.

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अमुं सहासप्रहितेक्षणानि व्याजार्धसंदर्शितमेखलानि।
नालं विकर्तुं जनितेन्द्रशङ्कं सुराङ्गनाविभ्रमचेष्टितानि॥

Her playful glances and half-revealed waist-band suggest innocence, but one cannot be sure—they resemble the enchanting tricks of heavenly nymphs.

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