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अरक्षितारं राजानं बलिषड्भागहारिणम्।
तमाहुः सर्वलोकस्य समग्रमलहारकम्॥

A king who cannot protect his subjects yet collects one-sixth of their income (tax) is not a protector but is considered the plunderer of the entire p...

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अरक्ष्यमानाः कुर्वन्ति यत्किंचित् किल्विषं प्रजाः।
तस्मात्तु नृपतेरर्धं यस्माद् गृह्णात्यसौ करान्॥

If citizens are not protected, they tend to engage in misdeeds out of fear or desperation. Since a ruler collects taxes, he is partly responsible for ...

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अरण्यं रक्षितं सिंहात् तस्मात् सिंहः सुरक्षितः।
इत्यन्योन्यस्योपकारे मित्रत्वं तन्निबन्धनम्॥

The forest is protected by the lion, and in turn, the lion thrives due to the forest. Mutual benefit is the basis of true friendship and symbiotic rel...

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अरण्यं सारङ्गैर्गिरिकुहरगर्भाश्च हरिभिर्
दिशो दिङ्मातङ्गैः सलिलमुषितं पङ्कजवनैः।
प्रियाचक्षुर्मध्यस्तनवदनसौन्दर्यविजितैः सतां
माने म्लाने मरणमथवा दूरगमनम्॥

The wilderness is graced by deer, mountain caves by lions, and directions by elephants. Such is the richness of nature's order. To leave such beauty i...

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अरण्यबीजाञ्जलिदानलालितास्
तथा च तस्यां हरिणा विशश्वसुः।
यथा तदीयैर्नयनैः कुतूहलात् पुरः
सखीनाममिमीत लोचने॥

The forest-dwelling deer, nurtured by hand-fed forest seeds, gaze with curiosity and affection, measuring their caretaker with innocent eyes.

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अरण्यरुदितं कृतं शवशरीरमुद्वर्तितं
स्थलेऽब्जमवरोपितं सुचिरमूषरे वर्षितम्।
श्वपुच्छमवनामितं बधिरकर्णजापः कृतः
कृतान्धमुखमण्डना यदबुधो जनः सेवितः॥

The ignorant worship one who cries in the forest, rolls dead bodies, plants lotuses in wastelands, and performs other absurd rituals—highlighting blin...

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अरण्यहरिणग्रामम् आचक्राम हुताशनः।
इन्दोः क्रोडमृगं धर्तुम् इव धूमो नभो ययौ॥

A wildfire consumes a village of deer like the moon's halo embracing its moon-deer—presenting both beauty and tragedy through symbolic imagery.

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अरण्यानी क्वेयं धृतकनकसूत्रः क्व च मृगः
क्व मुक्ताहारोऽयं क्व च स पतगः क्वेयमबला।
क्व तत्कन्यारत्नं ललितमहिभर्तुः क्व च वयं
स्वमाकूतं धाता किमपि निभृतं पल्लवयति॥

How can a mere forest deer wear a golden necklace? The contrast questions divine interventions or hidden meanings, symbolizing unexpected wonders.

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अरण्ये पुष्पिता वृक्षा दूरस्थाने च बान्धवाः।
समृद्धेनापि किं तेन यः काले नोपतिष्ठति॥

What use are flowering trees in a forest or relatives living far away? Things and people matter only when they are present at the right time.

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अरतिरियमुपैति मां न निद्रा गणयति
तस्य गुणान् मनो न दोषान्।
विगलति रजनी न संगमाशा
व्रजति तनुस्तनुतां न चानुरागः॥

I feel no joy, no sleep; my mind counts only his virtues, not faults. Even the night doesn’t pass, and my love remains unchanged.

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