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अलंकारो हि नारीणां क्षमा तु पुरुषस्य वा।
दुष्करं तच्च वः क्षान्तं त्रिदशेषु विशेषतः॥

Ornament for women is adornment, but for men, it is forgiveness. Both grace their respective roles, and forgiveness is divine.

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यादृशी वः क्षमा पुत्र्यः सर्वासामविशेषतः।
क्षमा दानं क्षमा यज्ञः क्षमा सत्यं च पुत्रिकाः॥

Forgiveness is the highest form of charity, truth, and sacrifice. All daughters are urged to cultivate it equally, as the supreme virtue.

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अलंकृतः काञ्चनकोटिमूल्यैर् महार्हरत्नैर्गजवाजिवाहैः।
निमेषमात्रं लभते न जीवं कालेन काले शिखया गृहीतः॥

One may be adorned with gold and gems, yet life is not guaranteed even for a moment. Death seizes all, regardless of wealth.

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अलंक्रियन्ते शिखिनः केकया मदरक्तया।
वाचा विपश्चितोऽत्यर्थं माधुर्यगुणयुक्तया॥

Peacocks are adorned with red dance-calls, and wise people with sweet, eloquent speech—true beauty lies in graceful expression.

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अलंक्रिया शक्तिसमन्वितानां
तपोधनानां बलशक्तिरग्र्या।
व्यापाददावानलवारिधारा
प्रत्येह च क्षान्तिरनर्थशान्तिः॥

The true ornament (अलंक्रिया) of sages endowed with spiritual strength is not wealth or luxury but their forbearance (क्षान्ति), which alone extinguis...

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अलं त्रिदिववार्तया किमिति सार्वभौमश्रिया
विदूरतरवर्तिनी भवतु मोक्षलक्ष्मीरपि।
कलिन्दगिरिनन्दिनीतटनिकुञ्जपुञ्जोदरे
मनो हरति केवलं नवतमालनीलं महः॥

What need is there for heavenly pleasures or universal rule, or even the distant promise of liberation (मोक्षलक्ष्मी), when the mind is captivated by ...

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अलं नलं रोद्धुममी किलाभवन्
गुणा विवेकप्रमुखा न चापलम्।
स्मरः स रत्यामनिरुद्धमेव यत्
सृजत्ययं सर्गनिसर्ग ईदृशः॥

The poet says that no virtues, even wisdom, could stop Nala from falling for Damayantī—indicating that Cupid creates irresistible attraction, showing ...

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अलं परिग्रहेणेह दोषवान् हि परिग्रहः।
कृमिर्हि कोशकारस्तु बध्यते स्वपरिग्रहात्॥

Possession (परिग्रह) is inherently faulty—just like the silkworm weaves its own cocoon and is trapped by it, humans too get bound by their own attachm...

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अलं वा बहु यो ब्रूते हितवाक्यावमानिनः।
स तस्माल्लभते दोषं कपेः सूचीमुखो यथा॥

Excessive advice to someone who disrespects good counsel brings harm to the speaker—like a monkey trying to use a needle gets hurt. A warning against ...

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