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अविरुद्धं सुखस्थं यो दुःखमार्गे नियोजयेत्।
जन्मजन्मान्तरे दुःखी स नरः स्यादसंशयम्॥

He who leads one from comfort into sorrow without resistance suffers sorrow himself across lifetimes — such is the karmic law.

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अविलम्बि सुवृत्तं च उदरं चातिपूजितम्।
नातिदीर्घं समं पृष्ठं किंचिच्च विनतं शुभम्॥

A beautiful body is defined by proportion: upright and neither too short nor too long — with a slightly bent form and a full belly.

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अविलम्बे कृत्यसिद्धौ मान्त्रिकैराप्यते यशः।
विलम्बे कर्मबाहुल्यं विख्याप्यावाप्यते धनम्॥

Swift completion of duties brings fame to the wise, while delay brings only visible busyness and eventual material gain.

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अविविक्तावतिस्तब्धौ स्तनावाढ्याविवादृतौ।
विविक्तावानतावेव दरिद्राविव गर्हितौ॥

Two arrogant people in solitude, both full-breasted and obstinate, resemble isolated, unattractive poverty-stricken forms of pride.

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अविवेकमतिर्नृपतिर् मन्त्री गुणवत्सु वक्रितग्रीवः।
यत्र खलाश्च प्रबलास् तत्र कथं सज्जनावसरः॥

When a king lacks wisdom, his minister praises the unworthy and the wicked thrive, leaving no room for the virtuous.

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अविवेकवृथाश्रमाविवार्थं क्षयलोभाविव संश्रितानुरागम्।
विजिगीषुमिवानयप्रमादाव् अवसादं विशिखौ विनिन्यतुस्तम्॥

Like failing in both luxury and love, the misguided soul loses both wealth and meaning, collapsing like a defeated conqueror.

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अविवेकि कुचद्वंद्वं हन्तु नाम जगत्त्रयम्।
श्रुतिप्रणयिनोरक्ष्णोर् अयुक्तं जनमारणम्॥

The twin breasts, though cherished by sages and heard in scriptures, can still delude and destroy even the wisest — such is the danger of lust.

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अविवेकिनि भूपाले नश्यन्ति गुणिनां गुणाः।
प्रवासरसिके कान्ते यथा साध्व्याः स्तनोन्नतिः॥

When a king lacks discernment, the qualities of the virtuous perish — like a chaste woman’s bosom wasting in a lover’s absence.

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अविवेकिनि भूपे यः करोत्याशां समृद्धये।
यास्याम्यहमनेनेति करोत्याशां स मृद्धये॥

One who places hope in a foolish ruler thinks “he will enrich me,” but such hopes are misplaced and ruinous.

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अविवेको हि सर्वेषाम् आपदां परमं पदम्।
विवेकरहितो लोके पशुरेव न संशयः॥

Lack of wisdom is the root cause of all troubles. In this world, one without discernment is no better than an animal — there's no doubt.

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