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असौ हि रामा रतिविग्रहप्रिया
रहःप्रगल्भा रमणं रहोगतम्।
रतेन शत्रौ रमयेत् परेन वा नो
चेदुदेष्यत्यरुणः पुरो रिपुः॥

This bold lady of passion prefers secret union. If her lover isn’t available, she may even seduce an enemy — before dawn exposes her.

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असौ हि संकेतसमुत्सुकाभिर्
विलासिनीभिर्मदनातुराभिः।
सरोषदृष्टः स्फुरिताधराभिर्
द्रुतं रविर्भीत इवास्तमेति॥

Overcome by eager, love-struck glances of women waiting for lovers, the sun blushes and sets quickly — as if in shame or fear.

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अस्तंगतभारविरवि कालवशात् कालिदासविधुविधुरम्।
निर्वाणबाणदीपं जगदिदमद्योति रत्नेन॥

As the bright sun of Bhāravi set with time, the moon-like Kālidāsa too faded, and the world now gleams dimly by the lamp of Nirvāṇabāṇa — a poetic tri...

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अस्तं गतवति सवितरि पायसपिण्डं सुधाकरं प्राची।
व्यरचयदम्बरकुशभुवि चरति कलङ्कस्तदन्तरे काकः॥

As the sun set, the moon appeared like a bowl of milk on the eastern sky — and in it, a dark crow (the moon’s spot) moved.

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अस्तं गतवति सवितरि भर्तरि
मधुपं निवेश्य कोशान्ते।
कमलिन्योऽपि रमन्ते
किमत्र चित्रं मृगाक्षीणाम्॥

As the sun sets and the bee returns to its hive, even lotus-maidens rejoice in rest — just like doe-eyed women seeking rest in their beloved’s absence...

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अस्तंगते दिवानाथे नलिनी मधुपच्छलात्।
गिलन्ति स्वविनाशाय गुटिकां कालकूटजाम्॥

As the sun sets and darkness spreads, the lotus folds, bees depart, and creatures, deluded by the change, consume fatal poison (like the deadly Halaha...

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अस्तंगते निजरिपावपि कुम्भयोनौ
संकोचमाप जलधिर्न तु माद्यति स्म।
गम्भीरतागुणचमत्कृतविष्टपानां
शत्रुक्षयेऽपि महतामुचितं ह्यदः स्यात्॥

Even when the demon (Kumbhayoni) is destroyed, the ocean—symbol of depth—remains calm. Great souls are not elated by the fall of enemies; they maintai...

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अस्तंगते भास्वति नान्धकारान्
शनैश्चरो हन्ति विधौ बुधश्च।
पितुर्गुणैर्न प्रतिभाति पुत्रो
गुणान्वितो यः स गुणेन भाति॥

When the sun sets, the moon and Saturn illuminate the night. Likewise, a son's true brilliance lies not in merely having qualities, but in expressing ...

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अस्तंगतोऽयमरविन्दवनैकबन्धुर् भास्वान्न
लङ्घयति कोऽपि विधिप्रणीतम्।
हे चक्र धैर्यमवलम्ब्य विमुञ्च शोकं
धीरास्तरन्ति विपदं न तु दीनचित्ताः॥

As the sun, dear to lotuses, sets inevitably by divine law, no one can defy fate. Be courageous like a wheel turning — the brave overcome calamities; ...

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अस्तं भास्वति लोकलोचनकलालोके गते भर्तरि
स्त्रीलोकोचितमाचरन्ति सुकृतं वह्नौ विलीय त्विषः।
अप्येतास्तु चिकीर्षयेव तपसां ताराक्षमाला दिशो
मन्ये खञ्जनकण्ठकोमलतमःकृष्णाजिनं बिभ्रति॥

As the sun (eye of the world) sets, women do auspicious acts. But the stars in the sky appear as if emulating ascetics, adorning the dark sky like sof...

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