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अलिवलयैरलकैरिव कुसुमस्तबकैः स्तनैरिव वसन्ते।
भान्ति लता ललना इव पाणिभिरिव किसलयैः सपदि॥

Vines in spring resemble beautiful women: their curls like bees, flowers like breasts, and tender shoots like delicate hands—nature personified as fem...

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अलीक एव त्वद्भावो मद्भावोऽलीक एव च।
अनुभूतोऽप्यसद्रूपः स्वप्ने स्वमरणं यथा॥

Your feelings for me are false, and mine for you are no less illusory; even if experienced, they are unreal—like one's own death seen in a dream. A ve...

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अलीकरूपो यदि मध्यभागः
पयोधराकारभृतश्च केशाः।
उत्सङ्गशोभापि सरोरुहाक्ष्याः
करस्य शोभां कलयेन्न कस्मात्॥

Even if false, the beautiful central part of the chest, tresses like bosoms, and hands of the lotus-eyed maiden shine in loving embrace—why not admire...

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अलीकव्यामुक्तप्रचुरकबरीबन्धनमिषाद्
उदञ्चद्दोर्वल्लीद्वयधृतपरीवेशनिहितः।
अयं जृम्भारम्भस्फटिकशुचिदन्तांशुनिचयो
मुखेन्दुर्गौराङ्ग्या गलितमृगज्ञक्ष्मा विजयते॥

The poet vividly paints a romantic moment: the heroine’s loose braid and arms encircling a lover’s waist, her open mouth showing radiant teeth as she ...

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अलीनां मालाभिर्विरचितजटाभारमहिमा
परागैः पुष्पाणामुपरचितभस्मव्यतिकरः।
वनानामाभोगे कुसुमवति पुष्पोच्चयपरो
मरुन् मन्दं मन्दं विचरति परिव्राजक इव॥

The wind, scented from flowers, moves slowly like a wandering ascetic adorned with garlands made by bees and ashes from the forest—a metaphor of medit...

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अलुप्तसत्त्वकोशानां महत्त्वं महतां हि किम्।
आकर्णितां परस्यार्तिं न चेच्छिन्दन्ति तत्क्षणम्॥

What is the worth of the wise who have not lost their power, if they do not instantly act upon hearing another's pain? Compassion is true greatness.

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अलुब्धैः सह सौहार्दं पण्डितैः सह संकथा।
उत्तमैः सह सङ्गश्च विधेयाः सुखमिच्छता॥

He who desires happiness should maintain friendship with the ungreedy, discussion with the wise, and companionship with the noble—advice for a fulfill...

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अलोभः परमं वित्तम् अहिंसा परमं तपः।
अमाया परमा विद्या निरवद्या मनीषिणाम्॥

Non-greed is the highest wealth, non-violence the greatest austerity, and sincerity the supreme wisdom—flawless virtues for the wise.

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अलोमशं पूर्णशशाङ्कशोभं
मुखं तु यूनां कतिचिद् दिनानि।
जाते ततः श्मश्रुविशालजाले
शेवाललीनाब्जतुलां बिभर्ति॥

A young man’s moon-like face soon becomes covered with heavy beard like moss-covered lotus—beauty fades with time. A poetic reminder of impermanence.

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अलौकिकमहालोकप्रकाशितजगत्त्रयः।
स्तूयते देव सद्वंशमुक्तारत्नं न कैर्भवान्॥

O divine one, who shines like supernatural cosmic light across the three worlds, you are praised as a jewel of noble lineage—who would not glorify you...

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