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अखण्डमण्डलः श्रीमान् पश्यैष पृथिवीपतिः।
न निशाकरवज्जातु कलावैकल्यमागतः॥

Behold this glorious king, whose domain (maṇḍala) is whole and unbroken. He never suffers from a deficiency in his parts (kalā) like the Moon. A vers...

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अखण्डितं च क्रमुकं चूर्णम् तु रसवर्जितम्।
भूमौ निपतितं पत्रं शक्रस्यापि श्रिअयं हरेत्॥

An unbroken areca nut, tasteless lime, and a betel leaf that has fallen on the ground—this (combination) would take away the fortune (śrī) of even Ind...

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अखण्डिता शक्तिरथोपमानं न स्वीकृतं न च्छलरीतिरस्ति।
अस्पृष्टसंदेहविपर्ययस्य कोऽयं तव न्यायनये निवेशः॥

Your power is unbroken, you accept no comparison, nor do you use deception. Untouched by doubt or error—what kind of entry is this of yours into the s...

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अखर्वपर्वगर्तेषु विच्छिन्नो यस्य वारिधिः।
स एव हि मुनेः पाणिर् अधस्ताद्विन्ध्यभूभृतः॥

The ocean, which was broken up in the chasms of the great mountains—it was indeed the hand of the sage (Agastya) that was underneath the Vindhya mount...

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अखिलं विदुषामनाविलं सुहृदा च स्वहृदा च पश्यताम्।
सविधेऽपि नसूक्ष्मसाक्षिणी वदनालंकृतिमात्रमक्षिणी॥

For the wise, who see the entire, untainted world with the help of a friend and their own heart, the eyes—though very near—are not witnesses of subtle...

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अखिलेषु विहंगेषु हन्त स्वच्छन्दचारिषु।
शुक पञ्जरबन्धस्ते मधुराणां गिरां फलम्॥

Alas! Among all the birds that roam about freely, O parrot, your imprisonment in a cage is the result of your sweet words. An anyokti (indirect state...

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अगजाननपद्मार्कं गजाननमहर्निशम्।
अनेकदं तं भक्तानाम् एकदन्तमुपास्महे॥

We worship day and night that one-tusked Ganesha, who is the sun to the lotus-face of his mother Parvati (daughter of the mountain), and who is the be...

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अगणितगुणेन सुन्दर कृत्वा चारित्रमप्युदासीनम्।
भवतानन्यगतिः सा विहितावर्तेन तरणिरिव॥

O beautiful one of innumerable virtues! By making her character also indifferent, you have left her with no other resort, like a boat caught in a whir...

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अगणितगुरुर्याच्ञालोलं पदान्तसदातिथिः
समयमविदन् मुग्धः कालासहो रतिलम्पटः।
कृतककुपितं हस्ताघातं त्रपारुदितं हठा-
दपरिगणयन् लज्जायां मां निमज्जयति प्रियः॥

Disrespecting elders, eager to beg, a constant guest at my feet, impatient, and lustful—disregarding my feigned anger, slaps, and shy tears, my belove...

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अगणितनिजश्रमाणां परकृत्येऽभ्येत्य वर्तमानानाम्।
सुजनघनदिनमणीनां परोपकारार्थमजनि जनिः॥

The birth of good people—who are like a dense cluster of suns—is for the sake of helping others. They engage in the work of others, disregarding their...

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