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अमृताप्यायिनां न् णां संतोषो नैव जायते।
गावस्तृणमिवारण्ये प्रार्थयन्ति नवं नवम्॥

Even those who drink nectar are never satisfied. Like cows always seeking fresh grass in the forest, desires keep regenerating.

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अमृतायतामिति वदेत् पीते भुक्ते क्षुते च शतं जीव।
छोटिकया सह जृम्भा- समये स्यातां चिरायुरानन्दौ॥

Say "amṛtāyatām" (may it become nectar) after drinking or eating to ensure longevity and joy—even a yawn shared with love can bless one with long life...

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अमृता विगतप्राणा सान्तः शल्याकृतव्रणा।
अबद्धा निश्चलेवास्ते कूटसंस्थे मृगे मृगी॥

The lifeless doe lies unmoving in the hunter’s trap—wounded but silent. A metaphor for silent suffering and helplessness.

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अमृतोत्प्रेक्षणे चारुर् अशेषजनसज्जनः।
कविर्गरुडवन्मान्य इन्द्रवज्रादिवृत्तकृत्॥

The poet, charming and noble, is revered like Garuda. His meters strike like Indra’s thunderbolt—delivering nectar-like vision through verse.

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अमृतोन्मथितैः सुवर्णचूर्णैर् मृदमुत्पाद्य निधाय नाभिचक्रे।
अकरोन्नवरोमराजियष्ट्या कुचकुम्भौ कुसुमेषुकुम्भकारः॥

Using golden dust churned from nectar, a celestial sculptor molds her bosom as lotus-like mounds—an exquisite poetic metaphor.

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अमेध्यपूर्णे कृमिजालसंकुले स्वभावदुर्गन्धिनि शौचवर्जिते।
कलेवरे मूत्रपुरीषभाजने रमन्ति मूढा विरमन्ति पण्डिताः॥

Fools revel in unclean, filthy bodies, likened to waste containers, while the wise withdraw—realizing its transient, impure nature.

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अमेयो मितलोकस्त्वम् अनर्थी प्रार्थनावहः।
अजितो जिष्णुरत्यन्तम् अव्यक्तो व्यक्तकारणम्॥

You are immeasurable, though present in all worlds. You need nothing yet grant all. Unconquered, yet victorious. Unmanifest cause of the manifest.

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अमोघक्रोधहर्षस्य स्वयं कृत्यान्ववेक्षिणः।
आत्मप्रत्ययकोशस्य वसुधेयं वसुंधरा॥

Earth belongs to one whose anger and joy are meaningful, who acts with self-awareness, and whose treasure is inner clarity.

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अमोघा वासरे विद्युद् अमोघं निशि गर्जितम्।
अमोघा मुनीनां वाणी अमोघं देवदर्शनम्॥

The lightning by day, thunder by night, a sage’s speech, and the vision of divinity—none of these are in vain; they always have meaning.

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अमौक्तिकमसौवर्णं ब्राह्मणानां विभूषणम्।
देवतानां पित् णां च भागो येन प्रदीयते॥

True ornament of a Brahmin is not gold or pearls but the offering they give to gods and ancestors. True wealth is in sacred giving.

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