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अक्षेत्रे बीजमुत्सृष्टम् अन्तरेव विनश्यति।
अबीजकमपि क्षेत्रं केवलं स्थण्डिलं भवेत्॥

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...

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अक्षेषु मृगयायां च स्त्रीषु पाने वृथाटने।
निद्रायां च निबन्धेन क्षिप्रं नश्यति भूपतिः॥

A king who is attached to dice (gambling), hunting, women (lust), drinking, aimless wandering, and (excessive) sleep is quickly destroyed. A classic ...

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अक्षेष्वियं व्यसनिता हृदये यदेते
रागो घनो मधुमदोत्कटमाननं च।
पद्मस्तथापि परमास्पदमेव लक्ष्म्यास्
तद्दैन्यमेव किल दुर्भगता यदेभिः॥

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...

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अक्षोठशुण्ठिमरिचार्द्रकदाडिमत्वक्
कुस्तुम्बुरूलवणतैलसुसंस्कृतान् यः।
मत्स्यान् सुशीतसितभक्ततले दधाति
स ब्रह्मलोकमधिगच्छति पुण्यकर्मा॥

He, the meritorious one, who prepares fish with walnut, ginger, pepper, pomegranate peel, coriander, salt, and oil, and serves it on cool, white rice,...

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अक्षौरेऽपि च नक्षत्रे कुर्वीत बुधसोमयोः।
युक्तेऽपि तिथिनक्षत्रे न कुर्याच्छनिभौमयोः॥

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...

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अक्षौहिणी रिपुं हन्यात् स्वयं वा तेन हन्यते।
ब्राह्मणो मन्त्रविद्धन्यात् सर्वानेव रिपून् क्षणात्॥

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....

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अक्ष्णोर्निक्षिपदञ्जनं श्रवणयोस्तापिञ्छगुच्छावलीं
मूर्ध्नि श्यामसरोजदाम कुचयोः कस्तूरिकापत्रकम्।
धूर्तानामभिसारसंभ्रमजुषां विष्वङ्निकुञ्जे सखि
ध्वान्तं नीलनिचोलचारु सुदृशां प्रत्यङ्गमालिङ्गति॥

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...

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अक्ष्णोर्मञ्जुलमञ्जनं चरणयोर्नीलाश्मजौ नूपुरा-
वङ्गे नीलपटः स्फुटं मृगमदन्यासः कपोलस्थले।
यत्प्रीत्या परिशीलितं परदृशां रोधाय तत्सांप्रतं
नेपथ्यस्य विधावपीदमसतीजातस्य जातं तमः॥

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...

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अक्ष्णोर्युग्मं विलोकान्मृदुतनुगुणतस्तर्पयन्ती शरीरं
दिव्यामोदेन वक्त्रादपगतमरुता नासिकां चारुवाचा।
श्रोत्रद्वंद्वं मनोज्ञाद्रसनमपि रसादर्पयन्ती मुखाब्जं
यद्वत्पञ्चाक्षसौख्यं वितरति युवतिः कामिनां नान्यदेवं॥

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 ...

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अक्ष्णोर्विपक्ष इति सानुशयं लुलाव
नीलोत्पलं यदबला कलमस्य गोप्त्री।
भूयस्तदेव शिरसावहदुन्नतानां वैरं
विरोधिषु दृढं न पराजितेषु॥

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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