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A seed cast in an infertile field perishes within. And a field without a seed remains just a barren plot of land. From the Manusmriti, this analogy t...
A king who is attached to dice (gambling), hunting, women (lust), drinking, aimless wandering, and (excessive) sleep is quickly destroyed. A classic ...
This addiction to dice (eyes), this deep passion (redness) in the heart, this face flushed with wine (honey)—and yet the lotus is the highest abode of...
He, the meritorious one, who prepares fish with walnut, ginger, pepper, pomegranate peel, coriander, salt, and oil, and serves it on cool, white rice,...
One may perform an act on a Wednesday or Monday even if the lunar mansion (nakṣatra) is unfavorable. But one should not do it on a Saturday or Tuesday...
A huge army (akṣauhiṇī) might kill the enemy, or might itself be killed by him. But a Brahmin who knows mantras can destroy all enemies in an instant....
O friend! For the women going to a tryst, the darkness, like a blue cloak, embraces every limb, applying kohl to their eyes, dark flowers to their ear...
Kohl for the eyes, sapphire anklets on the feet, a blue garment, a musk mark on the cheek—that which was done with love to hide from others' eyes, tha...
Satisfying the eyes with her glance, the body with her soft form, the nose with fragrance, the ears with her speech, and the tongue with the taste of ...
Thinking 'this is a rival to my eyes', a woman plucked a blue lotus. Later, she wore that same lotus on her head. The enmity of the great is strong ag...
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