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For fish, water is home; for beasts, forests; for kings, their army is the highest power. A contextual verse on strength being domain-specific.
The beloved, born like a soft lotus, entered the poet’s heart through the wound left by Cupid’s arrow—an emotional portrayal of love’s sweet pain.
The youth struck by the sideways glances of women with lotus-petal eyes are said to be pierced by Cupid’s arrows, even if they were afar.
If your qualities remain unrecognized, like flowers unappreciated by the cuckoo, don’t despair—someone will surely recognize them someday. A moral les...
A deer mistakes the lotus-like navel reflection in water for a real flower, symbolizing illusion in love and sensory perception.
Despite being far, the sun touches lotuses. Despite cloud cover, it warms. Great souls, though distant or unseen, still influence.
A swan may live in lotus groves, but if cursed, even such beauty is forsaken. But no force can steal its unique skill—separating milk from water.
Elephants, mistaking thunder for rival calls, leave caves in excitement—only to meet the wrath of a lion. A metaphor on misunderstanding and haste.
Mountains become dust, fire becomes cold—everything changes by divine will. A philosophical surrender to divine power.
A vivid verse on the shining sword of a hero which appears to pour out the radiance of Ganga, pearls, and sandalwood—linking valor with sacredness.
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