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अवसरमधिगम्य तं हरन्त्यो
हृदयमयत्नकृतोज्ज्वलस्वरूपाः।
अवनिषु पदमङ्गनास्तदानीं
न्यदधत विभ्रमसंपदोऽङ्गनासु॥

Seizing the opportunity, the captivating women, whose beauty effortlessly shone, placed their feet on the ground, thereby bestowing the wealth of thei...

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अवसितं हसितं प्रसितं मुदा
विलसितं ह्रसितं स्मरभासितम्।
न समदाः प्रमदा हतसंमदाः
पुरहितं विहितं न समीहितम्॥

Their laughter has ceased, their joyful play has diminished, their dalliance inspired by love has faded. The intoxicated women are no longer joyous, t...

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अवस्कन्दप्रदानस्य सर्वे कालाः प्रकीर्तिताः।
व्यसने वर्तमानस्य शत्रोच्छिद्रान्वितस्य च॥

All times are considered suitable for launching a surprise attack (अवस्कन्द) on an enemy who is in distress or has a vulnerability. This verse is from...

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अवस्कन्दभयाद् राजा प्रजागरकृतश्रमम्।
दिवासुप्तं सदा हन्यान् निद्राव्याकुलसैनिकम्॥

A king, fearing a surprise attack, should always eliminate an enemy's army whose soldiers are sleeping during the day, exhausted from staying awake al...

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अवस्था पूज्यते राजन् न शरीरं शरीरिणाम्।
तदा वनचरो राम इदानीं नृपतां गतः॥

O King, it is the status (or condition) of a person that is revered, not their physical body. The same Rama who was once a forest-dweller is now rever...

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अवाकिरन् वयोवृद्धास् तं लाजैः पौरयोषितः।
पृषतैर्मन्दरोद्धूतैः क्षीरोर्मय इवाच्युतम्॥

The elderly city women showered him with parched rice (lājā), just as the waves of the milk ocean, churned by Mount Mandara, showered Achyuta (Vishnu)...

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अवाक्षिरास्तमस्यन्धे किल्बिषी नरकं पतेत्।
यः प्रश्नं वितथं ब्रूयात् पृष्टः सन् धर्मनिश्चये॥

One who, when asked a question for the determination of Dharma (righteous duty), gives a false or deceitful answer, will fall headlong into the blindi...

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अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।
निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्॥

Your enemies will speak many unspeakable words, slandering your capabilities. What could be more painful than that? This shloka is from the Bhagavad G...

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अवाप सापत्रपतां स भूपतिर्
जितेन्द्रियाणां धुरि कीर्तितस्थितिः।
असंवरे शम्बरवैरिविक्रमे क्रमेण
तत्र स्फुटतामुपेयुषि॥

That king, who was renowned for being at the forefront of those who have conquered their senses, felt ashamed when the power of the enemy of Shambara ...

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अवापुस्तापमत्यर्थं शफर्यः पल्वलोदके।
पुत्रक्षेत्रादिसक्तेन ममत्वेन यथा गृही॥

The small fish in shallow water suffers extreme distress despite being in its natural habitat—just like a person bound by attachment to children, land...

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