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अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैकृतिकोऽलसः।
विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते॥

He who is crude, arrogant, deceitful, lazy, depressed, and procrastinating—such a doer is called “Tamasika” (born of darkness).

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अयुक्तचारं दुर्दर्शम् अस्वाधीनं नराधिपम्।
वर्जयन्ति नरा दूरान् नदीपङ्कमिव द्विपाः॥

A king who lacks propriety, is cruel, and cannot control himself—is avoided by people like elephants avoid muddy rivers.

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अयुक्तरूपं किमतःपरं भवेत्
त्रिनेत्रवक्षः सुलभं तवापि यत्।
स्तनद्वयेऽस्मिन् हरिचन्दनास्पदे
पदं चिताभस्मरजः करिष्यति॥

What misfortune exceeds this? That even your beautiful breasts, adorned with sandal paste, will one day be marked by the ash from the funeral pyre. Th...

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अयुतं नियुतं वापि प्रदिशन्तु प्राकृताय भोगाय।
क्रीणन्ति न बिल्वदलैः कैवल्यं पच्चषैर्मूढाः॥

Let fools pursue immense wealth for worldly pleasures, but liberation (kaivalya) cannot be bought even with sacred offerings like five Bilva leaves. I...

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अयुध्यमानस्योत्पाद्य ब्राह्मणस्यासृगङ्गतः।
दुःखं सुमहदाप्नोति प्रेत्याप्राज्ञतया नरः॥

One who causes a Brahmin to bleed, even unintentionally and without battle, suffers greatly after death due to ignorance. The verse warns against harm...

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अये कीरश्रेणीपरिवृढ वृथा वासरशतं
तरोरस्य स्कन्धे गमयति फलाशारभसतः।
यदा पुष्पारम्भे मुखमलिनिमा किंशुकतरोस्
तदैवाभिज्ञातं फलिपरिचयो दुर्लभ इतः॥

A parrot waits eagerly for fruits on a tree for months, but as soon as it blooms, the parrot sees the flowers darken and realizes that fruit may never...

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अये केयं धन्या धवलगृहवातायनगता
तुलाकोटिक्वाणैर्विषमविशिखं जागरयति।
पुरा या प्राणेशे गतवति कृता पुष्पधनुषा
शरासारै रात्रिंदिवमकृपमुज्जागरकृशा॥

Who is this woman, appearing at the white window, tinkling ornaments, awakening love’s arrow? She is the same who, sleepless and emaciated, once longe...

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अये केयं लीलाधवलगृहवातायनतले
तुलाकोटिक्वाणैः कुसुमधनुषं जागरयति।
अहो नेत्रद्वन्द्वं विलसति विलङ्घ्य श्रुतिपथं
कथं न त्रैलोक्यं जयति मदनः स्मेरवदनः॥

Who is this at the window playfully awakening Cupid’s bow with her anklets? Her smiling face and shining eyes seem to conquer all three worlds — how c...

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अये केलीगृहस्तम्भ किं कृतं सुकृतं त्वया।
पर्यङ्के वल्लभं त्यक्त्वा त्वामालिङ्गति मानिनी॥

O playful house-pillar, what great virtue have you done? The beloved woman has left her bed and lover to embrace you instead — a witty personification...

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अये को जानीते निजपुरुषसङ्गो हि न तथा
यथा चेतः स्त्रीणां परपुरुषसङ्गो रमयते।
अपि स्वैरं भुक्ता दिवसमखिलं वासरकृता
करस्पर्शादिन्दोर्मुकुलयति नेत्राणि नलिनी॥

The mind of women is stirred more by another’s touch than their own partner’s — even a lotus, though kissed by the sun all day, only blooms at the moo...

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