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अर्थो नराणां पतिरङ्गनानां वर्षा नदीनामृतुराट् तरूणाम्।
स्वधर्मचारी नृपतिः प्रजानां गतं गतं यौवनमानयन्ति॥

Wealth rules men, youth women, rain the rivers, and seasons the trees—everything has a presiding master.

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अर्थो न संभृतः कश्चिन् न विद्या काचिदर्जिता।
न तपः संचितं किंचिद् गतं च सकलं वयः॥

No wealth or knowledge was earned, no penance done—yet life is gone; what is the point of such existence?

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अर्थो नाम जनानां जीवितमखिलक्रियाकलापश्च।
तमपि हरन्त्यतिधूर्ताः छगलगला गायना लोके॥

Wealth is life’s breath and enabler of all actions—but even that is taken away by the cunning and deceitful.

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अर्थोपचयविज्ञानम् अस्ति यस्य स पण्डितः।
सरः सलिलसंपूर्णम् आश्रयन्ति विहङ्गमाः॥

He alone is wise who understands the science of growing wealth—just as birds flock only to water-filled lakes.

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अर्थोपार्जनदक्षश्च क्षान्तिशीलः सदा भवेत्।
न तत्र परकार्याणि विद्वानापि विशेषयेत्॥

One skilled in earning wealth must also be patient and virtuous—only then does wisdom truly shine.

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अर्थोऽप्यर्थेन चेत् साध्यः का वार्ता धर्मकामयोः।
अर्थः सर्वजगन्मूलम् अनर्थोऽर्थविपर्ययः॥

If even wealth has to be gained through wealth, what then of righteousness or desire? Wealth is the foundation of all worldly affairs, and its loss le...

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अर्थो विनैवार्थनयोपसीदन् नाल्पोऽपि धीरैरवधीरणीयः।
मान्येन मन्ये विधिना वितीर्णः स प्रीतिदायो बहु मन्तुमर्हः॥

Even a small gift given unasked and respectfully should never be disregarded by the wise. Such gifts, bestowed by fate, deserve gratitude and high reg...

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अर्थोष्मा पितृलालनं विटघटामेलः प्रियंमन्यता
तारुण्यं नगरे स्थितिस्तरलता धीः कामशास्त्रं प्रति।
संगीतं रजनी विधुर्मधुमदः स्पर्धा सपत्नैस्तथा
वेश्यानामनुरक्तवित्तहरणे कुर्वन्ति साहायकम्॥

The warmth of wealth fuels familial affection, romantic gestures, status in society, and indulgence in the arts. It becomes the silent helper in world...

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अर्थोऽस्ति चेन्न पदशुद्धिरथास्ति सापि
नो रीतिरस्ति यदि सा घटना कुतस्त्या।
साप्यस्ति चेन्न नववक्रगतिस्तदेतद्
व्यर्थं विना रसमहो गहनं कवित्वम्॥

If the words are correct but the meaning is absent, or if style exists without substance, it is all futile—poetry without rasa is meaningless.

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अर्थो हि कन्या परकीय एव तामद्य संप्रेष्य परिग्रहीतुः।
जातो ममायं विशदः प्रकामं प्रत्यर्पितन्यास इवान्तरात्मा॥

A girl, like wealth, belongs to another until formally accepted. Until then, the heart remains in suspense, like entrusted property yet to be returned...

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