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अलसवलितैः प्रेमार्द्रार्द्रैर्मुहुर्मुकुलीकृतैः
क्षणमभिमुखैर्लज्जालोलैर्निमेषपराङ्मुखैः।
हृदयनिहितं भावाकूतं वमद्भिरिवेक्षणैः कथय
सुकृती कोऽयं मुग्धे त्वयाद्य विलोक्यते॥

Her sidelong glances express shyness, curiosity, love, and unspoken emotion—eyes become messengers of the heart.

glances (38) love (1567) shyness (81) eyes (211) emotion (652) subtlety (175) romance (506) expression (146) unspoken words (1) beauty (1797)

अलसविलसन्मुग्धस्निग्धस्मितं व्रजसुन्दरीम्
अदनकदनस्विन्नं धन्यं महद्वदनाम्बुजम्।
तरुणमरुणज्योत्स्नाकार्त्स्न्यस्मितस्नपिताधरं
जयति विजयश्रेणीमेणीदृशां मदयन्महः॥

Describes a gopi (cowherdess) with a soft smile, drenched in youthful charm, her lips glowing like moonlight—celebration of feminine divinity.

gopi (16) krishna (233) beauty (1797) moonlight (152) smile (132) divine charm (24) feminine glow (1) love (1567) elegance (171) devotion (933)

अलसविलसितानामुल्लसद्भ्रूलतानां
मसृणमुकुलितानां प्रान्तविस्तारितानाम्।
प्रतिनयननिपाते किंचिदाकुञ्चितानां
विविधमहमभूवं पात्रमालोकितानाम्॥

The lover feels blessed to receive fleeting yet meaningful glances from the playful brows of his beloved—visual language of love.

brows (9) glance (185) playfulness (86) love (1567) vision (81) feminine charm (36) flirtation (47) romantic poetry (3) expression (146) passion (501)

अलसस्य कुतो विद्या अविद्यस्य कुतो धनम्।
अधनस्य कुतो मित्रम् अमित्रस्य कुतः सुखम्॥

From laziness comes ignorance, from ignorance poverty, from poverty no friendship, and from enmity no happiness—an ethical chain.

laziness (49) ignorance (301) poverty (128) friendship (209) enmity (29) happiness (65) ethics (803) consequence (118) discipline (380) social values (5)

अलसस्याल्पदोषस्य निर्विद्यस्याकृतात्मनः।
प्रदानकाले भवति मातापि हि पराङ्मुखी॥

Even a mother turns away during a crisis from a lazy, uneducated, unrefined son. This reflects the harsh truth of neglect due to personal failings.

laziness (49) neglect (55) motherhood (36) disappointment (42) failure (101) rejection (86) values (171) harsh truth (1) education (44) refinement (55)

अलसानपि न् न् रक्षेन् न कृतघ्नान् कदाचन।
द्विषतोऽपि गुणाः काम्याः सुहृदोऽपि न दुर्गुणाः॥

One should never protect the lazy or the ungrateful. Even in enemies, virtues are desirable, and even in friends, vices are detestable. This verse emp...

laziness (49) ingratitude (16) protection (293) virtue (726) vice (45) enemy (92) friend (28) discernment (142) ethics (803) judgment (94)

अलसारुणलोचनारविन्दां परिभोगोचितधूसरैकचेलाम्।
शिथिलाकुलवेणिबन्धरम्याम् अबलामन्तिकशायिनीं दिदृक्षे॥

The poet yearns to gaze upon the delicate lady, lying beside him, with her lotus eyes reddened by sleep, wearing a single faded garment accustomed to ...

romantic longing (8) sleeping beauty (1) love (1567) intimacy (234) weariness (4) lotus-eyes (6) veiled passion (1) poetic imagery (180) tenderness (83) female grace (1)

अलसैर्मदेन सुदृशः शरीरकैः
स्वगृहान् प्रति प्रतिययुः शनैः शनैः।
अलघुप्रसारितविलोचनाञ्जलि-
द्रुतपीतमाधवरसौघनिर्भरैः॥

With their bodies heavy from intoxication and eyes laden with passion, the beautiful women slowly made their way home, their palms still raised with u...

passion (501) intoxication (44) return (22) divine union (18) krishna (233) slow steps (1) eyes (211) beauty (1797) love (1567) remembrance (24)

अलसो मन्दबुद्धिश्च सुखी च व्याधिपीडितः।
निद्रालुः कामुकश्चैव षडेते शास्त्रवर्जिताः॥

The lazy, dull-witted, sickly yet self-satisfied, sleepy, and lustful are all considered unworthy by the scriptures. The verse warns against indulgenc...

laziness (49) dullness (7) sleep (38) lust (89) unworthiness (14) sickness (4) scriptures (30) disapproval (4) six faults (1) ethics (803)

अलाबुं वर्तुलाकारं वार्ताकं कुन्दसंनिभम्।
प्राणान्तेऽपि न चाश्नीयान् मसूरान्नं सवल्कलम्॥

Even at death's door, one should not consume gourds, brinjals, lentils, or unclean food like bark—this traditional dietary rule highlights purity and ...

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