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अविक्रेयं लवणं पक्वमन्नं दधि क्षीरं मधु तैलं घृतं च।
तिला मांसं मूलफलानि शाकं रक्तं वासः सर्वगन्धा गुडश्च॥

Salt, cooked food, honey, oil, ghee, fruits, and sacred items must never be sold—they’re symbolic of purity and charity.

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अविग्रहस्याप्यतुलेन हेतुना
समेतभिन्नद्वयमूर्ति तिष्ठतः।
तवैव नान्यस्य जगत्सु दृश्यते
विरुद्धवेषाभरणस्य कान्तता॥

Even the formless one takes dual forms for a unique purpose—what beauty lies in divine contradiction and mysterious manifestation!

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अविचारयतो युक्तिकथनं तुषखण्डनम्।
नीचेषूपकृतं राजन् बालुकास्विव मूत्रितम्॥

Talking reason to a fool is like churning chaff; kindness to the wicked is like pouring ghee on sand.

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अविचारेण यत् कर्म कृतं तन्मर्मकृन्तनम्।
प्रसह्य सीताहरणाद् अतीता रावणश्रियः॥

Acts done without thought bring ruin—like Ravana’s unthinking abduction of Sita led to his downfall.

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अविजित्य य आत्मानम् अमात्यान् विजिगीषते।
अमित्रान् वाजितामात्यः सोऽवशः परिहीयते॥

One who hasn’t conquered himself but seeks to conquer enemies will fail; without mastery of self and ministers, one loses power.

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अविज्ञातप्रबन्धस्य वचो वाचस्पतेरपि।
व्रजत्यफलतामेव नयद्रुह इवेहितम्॥

Without knowing the full context, even eloquent words of scholars fail—like poison in an unclear mixture.

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अविज्ञातप्रयुक्तेन धर्षिता मम वाससा।
संवृता शरदभ्रेण चन्द्रलेखेव शोभते॥

My cloth, stained by someone unknown, still shines like a moon behind an autumn cloud—beauty persists despite impurity.

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अविज्ञातविशेषस्य सर्वतेजोऽपहारिणः।
स्वामिनो निर्विवेकस्य तमसश्च किमन्तरम्॥

Without discerning qualities, one loses all brilliance—what’s the difference between a foolish king and darkness?

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अविज्ञातस्य विज्ञानं विज्ञातस्य च निश्चयः।
आरम्भः कर्मणां शश्वद् आरब्धस्यान्तदर्शनम्॥

To know the unknown and confirm the known—this is true action: beginning, continuation, and completion.

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अविज्ञातस्य विज्ञानं विज्ञातस्य विनिश्चयः।
अर्थद्वैधस्य संदेहच् छेदनं शेषदर्शनम्॥

The resolution of dual meanings and complete perception arises from knowing the unknown and confirming the known.

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