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अमुष्या लावण्यं मृदुलमृदुलानप्यवयवान्
मनोलौल्यं धातुः करकठिनतां मे विमृशति।
पदं चित्ते धत्ते मतिरिति पुरा पङ्कजभुवा
ध्रुवं कल्याणीयं कलितसुकृतैरेव रचिता॥

Her beauty softens even the softest parts of the world, as if fortune itself was crafted only for her, blessed by previous merit.

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अमुष्योर्वीभर्त्तुः प्रसृमरचमूसिन्धुरभवैर्
अवैमि प्रारब्धे वमथुभिरवश्यायसमये।
न कम्पन्तामन्तः प्रतिनृपभटा म्लायतु न तद्
वधूवक्त्राम्भोजं भवतु न स तेषां कुदिवसः॥

These armies surge like tides upon the earth—may enemy kings tremble not, may their queens not weep, nor their faces pale with dread.

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अमूनि गच्छन्ति युगानि न क्षणः
कियत् सहिष्ये न हि मृत्युरस्ति मे।
स मां न कान्तः स्फुटमन्तरुज्झिता
न तं मनस्तच्च न कायवायवः॥

Ages pass like moments; I cannot bear it. Neither death comes, nor does my beloved—mind, body, and breath are all disconnected.

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अमूर्हि भित्त्वा जलदान्तराणि
पङ्कान्तराणीव मृणालसूच्यः।
पतन्ति चन्द्रव्यसनाद्विमुक्ता
दिवोऽश्रुधारा इव वारिधाराः॥

The delicate lotus-stalk threads, breaking through water layers and mud, fall as if they are tear-streams from the sky, freed from their moon-fixation...

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अमूल्यस्य मम स्वर्णतुलाकोटिद्वयं कियत्।
इति कोपादिवाताम्रं पादयुग्मं मृगीदृशः॥

"What is the worth of even two golden mountains before my priceless feet?" The doe-eyed beloved's crimson feet seem to speak in prideful anger, sugges...

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अमृतं किरति हिमांशुर् विषमेव फणी समुद्गिरति।
गुणमेव वक्ति साधुर् दोषमसाधुः प्रकाशयति॥

The moon spreads nectar, the serpent spits venom; a noble person praises virtues while the wicked expose only faults — highlighting inner nature.

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अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च द्वयं देहे प्रतिष्ठितम्।
मृत्युमापद्यते मोहात् सत्येनापद्यतेऽमृतम्॥

Both immortality and death reside in the body. One falls into death through delusion, and into immortality through truth — a deep philosophical insigh...

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अमृतं तदधरबिम्बे वचनेष्वमृतं विलोकनेऽप्यमृतम्।
अमृतभृतौ कुचकुम्भौ सत्यं सा सृष्टिरपरैव॥

Her lips, words, gaze, and bosom — all appear like nectar; she seems like a separate, specially crafted creation of divine nectar.

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अमृतं दुर्लभं न् णां देवानामुदकं तथा।
पित् णां दुर्लभः पुत्रस् तक्रं शक्रस्य दुर्लभम्॥

Nectar is rare even for gods, water too; for ancestors, a son is rare; and for Indra, buttermilk is rare — humor with layered cultural metaphors.

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