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अम्लानो बलवाञ्शूरश् छायेवानुगतः सदा।
सत्यवादी मृदुर्दान्तः स राजवसतिं वसेत्॥

A king should be ever-fresh in will, strong, brave, truthful, and humble—like a loyal shadow to his people. Such virtues make a just ruler.

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अयं कनकनिर्मितः सकलभूधरादुन्नतः
सहस्रनयनाश्रयः सपदि लब्धभाग्योदयः।
कुचोपरि परिस्फुरत्तरुणिचारुचेलाञ्चलं
मनागपि निवारय त्यजतु गर्वमुर्वीधरः॥

Her breast, more radiant than golden peaks and blessed by divine glance, proudly defies gravity—a poetic celebration of feminine beauty and divine cha...

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अयं काणः शुक्रो विषमचरणः सूर्यतनयः
क्षताङ्गोऽयं राहुर्विकलमहिमा शीतकिरणः।
अजानानस्तेषामपि नियतकर्मस्वकफलं
ग्रहग्रामग्रस्ता वयमिति जनोऽयं प्रलपति॥

The planets, despite their flaws—blind, broken, crooked—still control our fates. How ironical that perfect humans are bound by the imperfect skies!

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अयं कामो निजामो वा त्वया किमवधारितम्।
इति दृष्टिरिव प्रष्टुं श्रुतिं श्रयति सुभ्रुवाम्॥

Is this desire truly mine or yours? The poet reflects on love’s source—whether it originates in the beloved or the lover’s own heart.

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अयं खलु मृणालिनीनवविलासवैहासिकस्
त्विषां वितपते पतिः सपदि दृश्यमाना निजाः।
स्तनौ पुलकयन्ति चोत्पलदृशां प्रियोरःस्थले
विपर्यसितवृत्तयो घुसृणपङ्कपत्राङ्कुराः॥

A young lotus branch playfully brushes the breast of his beloved, stirring her senses—a tender expression of new romance and nature’s mirror.

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अयं च सुरतज्वालः कामाग्निः प्रणयेन्धनः।
नराणां यत्र हूयन्ते यौवनानि धनानि च॥

This is the fire of passion where youth, wealth, and virtue are sacrificed. The sacred love transforms into a consuming flame—reflecting the duality o...

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अयं ज्योत्स्नाजानिस्तव वदनदूनोऽम्बरगुहां
प्रविष्टस्तत्रापि प्रसृतमिदमेनं दृढतमः।
इति त्रासोद्रेकक्रमगलितसत्त्वः क्षयगदी
विधिर्दग्धो दीनं व्यथयति निदानं हि मृदुता॥

Your moonlike face releases a glow that even penetrates darkness, yet this beauty also evokes sadness—such is the paradox of soft love causing deep wo...

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अयं तस्या रथक्षोभाद् अंसेनांसो निपीडितः।
एकः कृती शरीरेऽस्मिञ् शेषमङ्गं भुवो भरः॥

The shoulder bore the weight of her chariot’s wheel—what heroism! In war and love, one bears pain, but leaves behind unforgettable marks of bravery an...

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अयं तावद् बाष्पस्त्रुटित इव मुक्तामणिसरो
विसर्पन् धाराभिर्लुठति धरणीं जर्जरकणः।
निरुद्धोऽप्यावेगः स्फुरदधरनासापुटतया
परेषामुन्नेयो भवति च भराध्मातहृदयः॥

His weeping appears like scattered pearls; even when silenced, his breath trembles through lips—grief finds its voice in every broken gesture.

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अयं ते विद्रुमच्छायो मरुमार्ग इवाधरः।
करोति कस्य नो बाले पिपासाकुलितं मनः॥

Your coral-red lips burn like a desert path for the thirsty soul—so alluring, yet unattainable, stoking desire beyond endurance.

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