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अये कोऽयं वृद्धो गृहपरिवृढः किं तव पिता
न मे भर्ता किंतु व्यपगतदृगन्यच्च बधिरः।
हुहुं श्रान्तोऽद्याहं शिशयिषुरिहैवापवरके क्व
यामिन्यां यामि स्वपिमि ननु निर्दंशमशके॥

A wife scolds her old, blind, deaf husband, mistaking him for a stranger in the room. Tired, she protests sleeping elsewhere. A humorous scene exposin...

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अये जलधिनन्दिनीनयननीरजालम्बन-
ज्वलज्ज्वलनजित्वरज्वरभरत्वराभङ्गुरम्।
प्रभातजलजोन्नमद्गरिमगर्वसर्वंकषैर्
जगत्त्रितयरोचनैः शिशिरयाशु मां लोचनैः॥

O daughter of the ocean! Your fiery eyes, though blazing, soothe like blooming morning lotuses and cool the three worlds. A paradoxical praise of femi...

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अये ताल व्रीडां व्रज गुरुतया भाति न भवान्
फले न च्छाया नो कठिनपरिवारो हि भवतः।
इयं धन्या धन्या सरलकदली सुन्दरदला
परात्मानं मन्ये सुखयति फलेनामृतवता॥

O palm tree, your grandeur is futile — no fruit, no shade, and you are stiff. The banana tree, though humble, is fruitful and nourishing. Praise of in...

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अये दिष्ट्या नष्टो मम गृहपिशाचीपरिचयः
परावृत्तं मोहात् स्फुरति च मनाग् ब्रह्मणि मनः।
विकारोऽप्यक्षाणां गलित इव निर्भाति विषयात्
तथापि क्षेत्रज्ञः स्पृहयति वनाय प्रति मुहुः॥

Blessed am I — rid of household illusions. My senses no longer crave pleasures, and my mind slowly turns to Brahman. Yet, the soul still longs for the...

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अये दूरभ्रान्तं विषयविषमारण्यविपथे
परिभ्रान्तं चेतो मम विधुरितं स्वैरमधुना।
निरावर्ते नित्ये स्थिरनिरवधानभ्रममये
विवेकप्रभ्रश्यद्विकृतिपरमानन्दजलधौ॥

My mind, lost in the jungle of desires, now wanders into the endless ocean of bliss, guided by the light of wisdom. A turning point from illusion to s...

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अये नीलग्रीव क्व कथय सखे तेऽद्य मुनयः
परं तोषं येषां तव वरविलासो वितनुते।
अमी दूरात् क्रूराः क्वणितमिदमाकर्ण्य
सहसा त्वरन्ते हन्तुं त्वामहह शबराः पुङ्खितशराः॥

O blue-throated one, where are the sages now, those who praise your glory? Cruel hunters have come hearing your bells, ready to shoot. A dramatic cry ...

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अये नृपतिमण्डलीमुकुटरत्न युष्मद्भुजा-
महोष्मततिसंजुषा बत भवत्प्रतापार्चिषा।
द्विषामतिभृशं यशः प्रकटपारदो ध्मापनाद्
उदुस्फुटत तारकाः कपटतो विहायस्तटे॥

The gems in kings’ crowns melt from the fiery strength of your arms, and enemies’ fame dissolves like metal under heat — a royal boast of unmatched va...

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अये पाथोवाह स्थगय ककुभोऽन्यास्तत इतस्
त्यजैतां सीमानं वसति मुनिरस्यां कलशभूः।
उदञ्चत्कोपेऽस्मिन् स जलधिरपि स्थास्यति
न ते यतः पायं पायं सलिलमिह शौर्यं प्रथयसि॥

O cloud, halt your stormy roar, for a sage resides here. Even the ocean would retreat from your fury — yet you dare display your bravery drop by drop.

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अये मधुप मा कृथा बत वृथा मनोदीनतां
तुषारसमये लताशतनिषेवणव्याकुलः।
इयं पुरत एव ते सरसपुष्पमासोदये
रसालनवमञ्जरी मधुझरी जरीजृम्भते॥

O bee, do not despair amidst the frost. Look — before you, new blossoms arise with fresh nectar. Hope and sweetness await after cold times.

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अये ममोदासितमेव जिह्वया
द्वयेऽपि तस्मिन्ननतिप्रयोजने।
गरौ गिरः पल्लवनार्थलाघवे
मितं च सारं च वचो हि वाग्मिता॥

My tongue is now dedicated to brevity and meaning, discarding vain talk. Eloquence lies in short, meaningful speech — not in excessive words.

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