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अलाभात् पुरुषाणां हि भयात् परिजनस्य च।
वधबन्धभयाच्चापि स्वयं गुप्ता भवन्ति ताः॥

Women guard themselves not always due to virtue, but often from fear of dishonor, poverty, family shame, or death. This verse gives a pragmatic lens o...

अलिपटलैरनुयातां सहृदयहृदयज्वरं विलुम्पन्तीम्।
मृगमदपरिमललहरीं समीर पामरपुरे किरसि॥

O breeze! Why do you spread the intoxicating musk-scent trail of the beloved, who walks with bee-clusters around her, causing feverish longing in tend...

अलिर्मृगो वा नेत्रं वा यत्र किंचिद् विभासते।
अरविन्दं मृगाङ्को वा मुखं वेदं मृगीदृशः॥

Wherever the beautiful woman gazes, whether at a bee, deer, or light, she sees lotus, moon, or sacred Veda—the world is transformed by her poetic, lov...

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